One more NCAAB game tonight.
Creighton -4 (-108) x1
Creighton -4 (-108) x1
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Yup, my bad. I've gone against LBS a couple of times this year and regretted it. The Jays were VERY lucky to win that game at all. Basically a breakeven day with NCAAB. No harm, no foul. I've got to educate myself a bit more in the next month in preparation for the tournament.Comment -
Missed that. Don't think I'll get a line this good anymore during the game.
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For the last 4 minutes of the 1Q I was sitting here watching the Knicks make shot after shot while the Mavs couldn't hit anything, saying to myself "No WAY does this continue all game". NY has had a nice run recently against mostly poor teams, but let's see how they do in this final 4 games before the ASB against the Mavs/Hawks/Heat.Comment -
I don't normally blame the refs, but there were some bullshit calls down the stretch, tipping the scale in this game... Dirk denied a couple of FTs with no-calls on blatant fouls, and the Knicks awarded an extra pair on a loose ball foul. True, Lin and others came up big down the stretch, but they definitely got some favourable hometown calls today.Comment -
Totally agreed. That loose ball call was blatantly stupid. Mavs were a bit careless and Novak went on a crazy streak down the stretch but I think Mavs would have won without ref interference.Comment -
I think I'm going to stop betting national televised reg season games. Refs were flawless on the Hornets/Knicks game and New Orleans just ran over them.Comment -
I thought Jason Terry got clobbered on his rebound when the Mavs down 3 with less then a min to go. Terry went for the 3, missed and Lin got JR Smith for a fastbreak layup pretty much killing off the game.
Not the refs fault though, just 1 play, Mavs should have played better. Credit Lin and NYK i guess. I still think the kid is hype and will be back on the bench eventually but maybe i'm wrong.Comment -
Its the Mavs fault for leaving him open. They dont need 4 guys to collapse on Lin when he drives, this isn't Michael Jordan. I didn't like how Carlise was trying to trap him all game long as it was. I still can't believe teams have not figured out how to guard this guy. Its not like he is fast, he just changes speed fast. A good defender should be able to stop his penetration and get around those picknrolls. Teams are lagging behind on the scouring reports on this guy and letting the hype go on for way longer then it needs to.Comment -
Maybe. I would call it a 6 FT differential in the last ~2:30 that was caused by the refs, with 4 of those going to Dirk, and 2 awarded to Chandler on the LBF. Chandler made both, Dirk would likely have made 3+. Take away the meaningless 2 at the end with 5 seconds left, and we would have been looking at a game decided in the final seconds and probably ending in a margin of no more than 2 points, either way. Or overtime.Comment -
Unfortunately it's a risk we run when betting the NBA. Gotta hope for better luck next time. Lamar Odom also played like shit tonight. He absolutely buried me on the Mavs-Nuggets game.Comment -
The Mavs may have started out the game defending him poorly, but they adjusted their approach in the 2Q, trapping him on virtually every possession that he was working off the screen. The reason he's hard to adapt to is because he's a distributor first, and a shooter second. But he's skilled & confident enough that he can take the tough shot as well. He made some unbelievably tough shots today, including two of those 3 pointers made shooting over the top of Dirk at the end of the 24 second clock. I couldn't believe it.
So really, all the Mavs were able to do was take away his dribble penetration, but the extra emphasis on him left Novak and JR with several wide open looks and they capitalized. A tough PG on a team featuring as least 2 high-level 3 point shooters is REALLY tough to defend. Add a top 5 centre in Chandler for rebounding and the Knicks have a complete team for the first time in a long time.Comment -
They tried to. Both of those 3 pointers made over Dirk were the result of him getting caught with nowhere to go on a short 24s clock. When he had the time, he pulled out and reset the offense, but the Mavs aren't built to handle explosive PGs as Kidd has lost a step, Terry is much more of an offensive player than a defender, and Beaubois is on leave from the team right now. They have a lot of length in their perimeter defenders as a whole, but not much speed. When a fast PG starts attacking them, they tend to get beaten on the first step a lot, forcing them to foul and/or allowing him to drive and kick it out. That's bad news when Lin's best shot is the short runner in the paint. SO tough to defend without giving him too much room to take open 3s.Comment -
2/20
Clippers ML (-130) x1
I think the popular side is the right side tonight.Comment -
I just can't say No to the West at +160 today. People say All Star games don't matter at all, but considering how much ego there is in the modern day NBA, I think there's a lot to motivate these players today...
West ML (+160) x2Comment -
Great call SK. Was with yourself and LTA on this. Also cashed a load of inrunning bets on both teams and O/U and middled them all.
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Good call
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Thanks SK
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301 total points scored... Madness, but I guess we can't complain
Bring on the second half.
2/26: 1-0 (+3.2u)
YTD: 61-62-2 (+33.14u)Last edited by suicidekings; 02-26-12, 11:51 PM.Comment -
nice call bud
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SK, where do you play your in-game bets? Do use a particular approach or methodology for those or if a a team you already liked before the game gets down early you find added value there? Also, do you try to find the lowest point for that team or do you just check the lines during the game and see if anything jumps out?Comment
