[LT Profits]

Starting Tuesday (April 1), we will start a new April Hoops Parlay Contest with a prize of $250 account at 5 Dimes, 3 time roll-over. Last place will receive a $25 5 Dimes account with a 3 time roll over. If there is a tie for last place in both units and game-by-game record (15 parlay minimum), there will be NO last place prize.

*IMPORTANT*
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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, no Money Lines or Halves allowed. NBA, NCAA Men's and beginning April 1, NCAA Women's 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! The write-up does not have to be long, just a sentence or two about why you are making your play. If need be, please refer to prior month's contests for examples.

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 separate 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 required to be eligible for monthly prize.
• Tiebreaker for first place - 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
VBOMBER  	2	1	0	42.00
shantystar 	1	0	1	35.00
msubulldog	1	0	0	26.00
sir.civic   	1	0	0	26.00
stump      	1	0	0	26.00
mundane   	1	1	1	25.00
Deke101   	1	1	0	16.00
harsh506    	1	1	0	16.00
motley     	1	1	0	16.00
diogee    	1	2	0	6.00
gizmo2431  	1	2	0	6.00
louisvillekid  	1	2	0	6.00
LT Profits	1	2	0	6.00
rugbybdyb  	1	2	0	6.00
twtb19     	1	2	0	6.00
Wyndham 	1	2	0	6.00
13th Street	0	1	0	-10.00
bettilimbroke9	0	1	0	-10.00
Cabo        	0	1	0	-10.00
Immortality  	0	1	0	-10.00
juuso      	0	1	0	-10.00
louisvillekid1	0	1	0	-10.00
turnip     	0	1	0	-10.00
brock      	0	2	1	-11.00
Junkyard Dog	0	2	1	-11.00
20Four7     	0	2	0	-20.00
dwaechte  	0	2	0	-20.00
LLXC       	0	2	0	-20.00
pokernut9999	0	3	0	-30.00
rake922      	0	3	0	-30.00
seaborneq     	0	3	0	-30.00
szaidi99    	0	3	0	-30.00
Wrigley     	0	3	0	-30.00


GAME-BY-GAME
Name            W       L       P        Pct
shantystar 	3	0	1	100.0%
msubulldog	2	0	0	100.0%
sir.civic   	2	0	0	100.0%
stump      	2	0	0	100.0%
mundane   	4	1	1	80.0%
harsh506    	3	1	0	75.0%
motley     	3	1	0	75.0%
gizmo2431  	4	2	0	66.7%
VBOMBER  	4	2	0	66.7%
rugbybdyb  	3	3	0	50.0%
twtb19     	3	3	0	50.0%
Wrigley     	3	3	0	50.0%
Wyndham 	3	3	0	50.0%
Deke101   	2	2	0	50.0%
Junkyard Dog	2	2	2	50.0%
13th Street	1	1	0	50.0%
Cabo        	1	1	0	50.0%
juuso      	1	1	0	50.0%
louisvillekid1	1	1	0	50.0%
turnip     	1	1	0	50.0%
diogee    	2	4	0	33.3%
louisvillekid  	2	4	0	33.3%
LT Profits	2	4	0	33.3%
pokernut9999	2	4	0	33.3%
rake922      	2	4	0	33.3%
seaborneq     	2	4	0	33.3%
20Four7     	1	3	0	25.0%
dwaechte  	1	3	0	25.0%
brock      	1	4	1	20.0%
szaidi99    	1	4	1	20.0%
bettilimbroke9	0	1	1	0.0%
Immortality  	0	1	1	0.0%
LLXC       	0	4	0	0.0%

[turnip]

Tulsa -3.5 and Over 143 or so Bradley would not have covered if this was the line in the first game @Tulsa. Game would have gone under this line too, but I think last game showed that the offenses have figured the defenses out.

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Fri 4/4 551 Charlotte Bobcats +10 Over 204
7:05PM (EST) 552 Toronto Raptors -10 Under 204

Fri 4/4 553 Philladelphia 76ers +1½ Over 204½
7:35PM (EST) 554 Atlanta Hawks -1½ Under 204½

Fri 4/4 555 New York Knicks +15½ Over 211
8:05PM (EST) 556 New Orleans Hornets -15½ Under 211

Fri 4/4 557 Golden State Warriors -10 Over 231½
8:05PM (EST) 558 Memphis Grizzlies +10 Under 231½

Fri 4/4 559 New Jersey Nets +8½ Over 191
8:05PM (EST) 560 Detroit Pistons -8½ Under 191

Fri 4/4 561 Miami Heat +17 Over 183
8:05PM (EST) 562 Washington Wizards -17 Under 183

Fri 4/4 563 Indiana Pacers pk Over 222½
8:35PM (EST) 564 Milwaukee Bucks pk Under 222½

Fri 4/4 565 San Antonio Spurs +3 Over 197
8:05PM (EST) 566 Utah Jazz -3 Under 197

Fri 4/4 567 Minnesota Timberwolves +15 Over 218½
10:05PM (EST) 568 Phoenix Suns -15 Under 218½

Fri 4/4 569 Houston Rockets -9½ Over 198
10:35PM (EST) 570 Seattle Supersonics +9½ Under 198

Fri 4/4 571 Dallas Mavericks +5½ Over 208
10:35PM (EST) 572 Los Angeles Lakers -5½ Under 208


Men’s NCAA Basketball

Fri 4/4 573 Bradley +3½ Over 143½
8:00PM (EST) 574 Tulsa -3½ Under 143½

[stump]

554 Atlanta Hawks -1½ tough game to call, but i'm leaning to the Hawks

558 Memphis Grizzlies Under 231½ nothing more than a guess here

[shantystar]

563 Indiana Pacers pk,very good team to back here.
565 San Antonio Spurs +3,very good team in heat to beat.

[motley]

Atl -1.5: phi might be rolling but atl is killing at home and every game for atl is more significant for them compared to phi

Cha Tor 204 Over: tor have been playing in the hundreds while cha is also near the hundreds and with both teams 204 would be reached but not so much

[Junkyard Dog]

566 Utah Jazz -3 - jazz will make a statement with playoffs coming up

572 Los Angeles Lakers -5½ - mavs will have a letdown after big win vs golden st last game

[LT Profits]

NETS/PISTONS UNDER 191: The Pistons have gone Under four straight games with those contests averaging an unbelievably low 166.3 points. The last meeting with New Jersey produced 184 total points.

SPURS/JAZZ UNDER 197: The last 21 meetings in Utah have not surpassed 192 points, and these teams scored 188 pooints in the only other meeting here this year.

[twtb19]

SA/UTAH under 197
San Antonio will slow down the Utah offense by slowing down their offense.

Houston Rockets -9½
Seattle gave up a long time ago so I am not worried about back to back for Houston.

[Wrigley]

572 Los Angeles Lakers -5½
Lakers send message tonight that there the team to beat in the playoffs and win big

Dall/ Laker over 208 dont expect much defense in this one

[brock]

569 Houston Rockets -9½ Hou needs a win, wear Sea needs a loss.
572 Los Angeles Lakers -5½ Lakers won the last meeting on the road in Dallas.

[seaborneq]

Utah -3, great home record, plus Spurs are not a dominant road team this year

NJNets +8.5, Pistons might rest starters again

[rake922]

GSW/MEMPHIS OVER 231.5
Over is 4-0 in Grizzlies last 4 overall
Over is 12-4 in Warriors last 16 games playing on 1 days rest.

PACERS/BUCKS OVER 222.5
Over is 21-5 in Bucks last 26 overall
Over is 7-0-1 in Pacers last 8 games following a ATS loss

[szaidi99]

new orleans -pts
the hottest team is gonna rock ny

lakers-pts
lakers will get hot with the return of gasol

[gizmo2431]

Bradley Over 143½
Pretty quick pace, defenses junkier than the offenses. Look for the OVER.

Utah Jazz Under 197
These teams match up well. Pretty even defense vs offense here to slow down the game I believe. Look for the UNDER.

[pokernut9999]

Bradley +3.5 and over 143.5

Think the Braves are the better team and the 1st two have gone over the total.

[myr10]

Philly +1.5
Both teams trying to improve their playoff seeding. Going with the team thats playing better.

Pacers/Bucks Over 222.5
Both teams can score in bunchs, while neither team plays defense.

[louisvillekid]

#554 ATL -1.5 : Hawks seem to be jellin' with Bibby now, plus they need to hold off the Nets and Pacers for the 8th spot.

#563 Indy pk : the Pacers have a long shot at catching the Hawks with roughly 6 games left.

[diogee]

560 NJN/Det U 191

[diogee]

560 NJN/Det U 191

Detroit has allowed over 90 points once in their last 5 games (105 to the Suns) and the most they have allowed on the road since March 1st was 97. Under is 19-12 when the Nets play a team with a winning record.

570 Hou/Sea U 198 Houston slows down the game and controls it with defense. Houston under is 9-7 vs losing record. Seattle under is 24-16 vs winning record.

[mundane]

Antonio Spurs +3
revived championship team against an inconsistent (great @home, ugly on the road) jazz team. spurs are on the surge. watch out!

Dallas Mavericks/Los Angeles Lakers Over 208
both teams know the only way they will beat each other is by scoring more than the other.

[20Four7]

detroit -8.5 detroit is a solid 10 points better here. lay them.

san antonio +3 everything points to utah so I'm going the other way. Vegas can be wrong fish.......

[bettilimbroke999]

Char/Toronto Over 204, two high powered offenses with the Raptors scoring triple digits in their last 4 games and Charlotte consistently scoring triple digits

GSW/Memphis, over 231 1/2 GSW all offense no defense and Memphis very similar with little defense to stop GSW from goin on an absolute tear and extremely fast paced teams that consistently drive down the court to the basket or set and shoot early on in the shotclock, scores should be extremely high

[rugbybdyb]

Detroit Pistons -8½ -- Last two games detroit has won by over 10 points and I think that continues

Golden State/Memphis under 231 1/2 -- Last two games have not reached this number....I forsee one slow quarter tonight.

[VBOMBER]

Houston/Seattle under 198 - Seattle will struggle to score and houston should just coast to an easy win keeping this under the number

Dallas/LAL under 208 - Both teams capable of playing solid D, and this should be more of a half court battle to stay under the number

[Deke101]

Rockets -9.5: Seattle sucks and the Rockets should still cover on the road here.

Dallas/Lakers Over 208: I think LA gets back on track tonight, and Dallas isn't good against teams with winning records.