1/13/10 **NBA**

After another good day yesterday I decided to try to play every NBA game on the board today and see how I turn out. So here are my plays...

YTD 2-6

Atlanta -11  statement game for the hawks

New York +2.5

Phoenix -3.5 Line confused me makes me think someone else knows something I dont

New Jersey +8 Why not?

New Orleans -7.5 really like this one for some reason

San Antonio +1.5 I expect them to still be confident from yesterdays romping of the Lakers

La Lakers +6 I see this being a close game with maybe even the Lakers stealing one in big D

Houston -9.5 Houston should be able to take out their frustration on the timberwolves

Orlando +5 They are finally getting their groove back again

Portland -6 Just a gut feeling, my second favorite pick today

Golden State -2.5 Just hoping they show up

Well there they are. Good Luck! I will either be a fool or a genius in the morning.

Why is this a statement game for the Hawks?  By the way, at first look I thought this might be a sandwich game for Atlanta, seeing as how they just beat the Celtics up in Boston and have Phoenix coming in for an ESPN game on Friday night.  But then I checked to see if the Hawks had had any "sleepy" performances this season at home on Wednesdays, and uh, well, they have not:

10/28 - beat the Pacers, 120-109

11/18 - beat the Heat, 105-90

12/2 - destroyed the Raptors, 146-115

12/9 - disemboweled the Bulls, 118-83

12/16 - beat the Grizzlies, 110-97

1/6 - whupped the Nets, 119-89

      And why not some moneyline, too?

disemboweled the bulls is quite a visual, thanks Mr B!

did they have to replace the hardwood after that?

Quote Originally Posted by jdj36:

Hey MrB..  Just Wonderin..  Why a ML play on a 3-34 Team?..  What Is It about THIS Game That Stands Out toYa? Thanx in Advance

I just feel the Celtics will be bored by this date on the schedule, plus they'll be mindful that they need to save a little something for tomorrow night's nationally televised home game.  As for the Nets, they've been good to me lately (3-1 ATS) but they're still an embarrasing 3-34, and I know they'll want this game much more than Boston does.  I love betting on underdogs when the motivation is this lopsided.  New Jersey's lost five straight and were toyed with in their last two home games.  Call me crazy but I think these boys are coming to play.

Also, the Celtics have been big, fat road favorites three times this season following a home loss.  Did the proud Bostonians play with some fire in their bellies in this situation?  No, more like too much Del Taco in their bellies.  They won by 10 against a completely crippled Nets team when they laying 14, lost badly in Indiana laying 7.5, and won at the buzzer in overtime in New York laying 10.  Not impressive.

I'll grab better than 3/1 on a game that I feel could go either way, and the 8.5 points looks huge to me.

Quote Originally Posted by Ugrath:

Is bator playing NJ or not?

Yeah, you could say that.  I have most of my action down on New Jersey +9 -110.  The rest is at +8.5 -110.  My moneyline prices are +325, +330, and +350.

B, Would you consider taking them again on HT?