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Same shit as last year. You guys know the drill.
Boston Celtics +5.0
I have no idea why the line went up from 3.5. I was all for the Knicks but given 5 points, I'm pretty confident with the road team at this point. The shortened preseason and time to practice is really a big issue come the regular season. Team Chemistry is built up as the team play with each other. Knicks just added Chandler and will have a couple more different variations in their rotation with the way they went about the off season. Boston is back and although they'll be without Jeff Green (who really didn't do much for them) I'm pretty confident they can continue their winning ways over the Knicks. Brandon Bass is a great upgrade in their front court rotation. He's an underrated player who i feel will be a big contributor off the bench. Anyway, defense will spell the difference here. Boston aged another year but I don't see their game changing one bit. KG and everyone else looked healthy during the preseason games and that's reassuring. I don't really expect Boston to run away with the win here. Chandler averages 13 points and 14 boards against them last season (as a Mavs) on 80% shooting clip in 34 (average) minutes of action. Boston takes this in a close match. Them covering the spread will probably be the worst case scenario here.
Miami Heat -4.0
Get them now. I still see a lot of 4 and 4.5 here and there and will probably be 5 or 5.5 come game time. I don't really get the deal with the Mavs' moves but I'm sure those will be justified as they go along with the season. I know they'll be good but right now I believe the Heat will easily take this. Drop the revenge angle etc... Heat will be better this year with Udonis Haslem looking really healthy and in the loop of things now. Heat will be better now after playing a year. Bron and Wade now know what their roles are and that's a pretty huge upgrade from last year.
Chicago Bulls -3.0 (I got them at -1 earlier)
UNDER 186.0
Kobe will play. Bulls rolls here. Rip is a better upgrade in the SG position and will benefit a lot from Rose (and vice versa). The Bulls barely made any changes and so the short preseason won't do any harm. Coaching change and unhappy players will make the Lakers look bad but a healthy looking Bynum still gives them good promise. I see a 5-6 point Chicago win here. I don't know how Mike Brown will respond with the way he field his players looking at a back-to-back-to-back schedule (will actually play 4 games in 5 nights).
Orlando Magic +8.0
This shit is whack. I know KD scores like hell but noway they run out this Magic team with D12 still in the middle. Magic covers the spread.
LA Clippers -5.0 (Got them at +2 earlier)
OVER 211.5
You don't let a team with winning guards in CP3 and Mr. Big Shot run the game close to zero defense. You just don't. Paul will make DeAndre Jordan the most improved player of the year. Clippers win this game in a blow out. You get this feeling they're on to something during the preseason and they'll probably roll here. IMO this game is what I'll look forward to watching. Can't wait for throw downs after throw downs. OVER is a no brainer.
BOL.
Boston Celtics +5.0
I have no idea why the line went up from 3.5. I was all for the Knicks but given 5 points, I'm pretty confident with the road team at this point. The shortened preseason and time to practice is really a big issue come the regular season. Team Chemistry is built up as the team play with each other. Knicks just added Chandler and will have a couple more different variations in their rotation with the way they went about the off season. Boston is back and although they'll be without Jeff Green (who really didn't do much for them) I'm pretty confident they can continue their winning ways over the Knicks. Brandon Bass is a great upgrade in their front court rotation. He's an underrated player who i feel will be a big contributor off the bench. Anyway, defense will spell the difference here. Boston aged another year but I don't see their game changing one bit. KG and everyone else looked healthy during the preseason games and that's reassuring. I don't really expect Boston to run away with the win here. Chandler averages 13 points and 14 boards against them last season (as a Mavs) on 80% shooting clip in 34 (average) minutes of action. Boston takes this in a close match. Them covering the spread will probably be the worst case scenario here.
Miami Heat -4.0
Get them now. I still see a lot of 4 and 4.5 here and there and will probably be 5 or 5.5 come game time. I don't really get the deal with the Mavs' moves but I'm sure those will be justified as they go along with the season. I know they'll be good but right now I believe the Heat will easily take this. Drop the revenge angle etc... Heat will be better this year with Udonis Haslem looking really healthy and in the loop of things now. Heat will be better now after playing a year. Bron and Wade now know what their roles are and that's a pretty huge upgrade from last year.
Chicago Bulls -3.0 (I got them at -1 earlier)
UNDER 186.0
Kobe will play. Bulls rolls here. Rip is a better upgrade in the SG position and will benefit a lot from Rose (and vice versa). The Bulls barely made any changes and so the short preseason won't do any harm. Coaching change and unhappy players will make the Lakers look bad but a healthy looking Bynum still gives them good promise. I see a 5-6 point Chicago win here. I don't know how Mike Brown will respond with the way he field his players looking at a back-to-back-to-back schedule (will actually play 4 games in 5 nights).
Orlando Magic +8.0
This shit is whack. I know KD scores like hell but noway they run out this Magic team with D12 still in the middle. Magic covers the spread.
LA Clippers -5.0 (Got them at +2 earlier)
OVER 211.5
You don't let a team with winning guards in CP3 and Mr. Big Shot run the game close to zero defense. You just don't. Paul will make DeAndre Jordan the most improved player of the year. Clippers win this game in a blow out. You get this feeling they're on to something during the preseason and they'll probably roll here. IMO this game is what I'll look forward to watching. Can't wait for throw downs after throw downs. OVER is a no brainer.
BOL.
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