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Nice job Scal.

thanks again.  Your time is appreciated 
 
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Thanks for the pick got it at +5.5. Really needed it too with the wizards screwing me yet again
 
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as much as I hate to say it after winning the spread, and of course again, thanks...

but that really would have been a big win for the Knickerbockers....

With this road trip, it would have been a great start confidence wise...from coaching issues, JR, Melo staying with team and all the other outside issues...
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MLdogs:

Bad pick you just got lucky and a lot of people took  the NYK ml so we all know how that thing end up.


I'm sure anyone who took the moneyline took it as well as the spread and probably for less units therefore still netting them profit. get outta here
 
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bottom line bad pick you got lucky NYK were dead pick from the get go no chance of winning 
 
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Thanks for getting me out of a big hole Scal.  Much appreciated for the effort u put in to help people out.  I don't understand how people fail to realize aren't we all here to HELP each other not PUT DOWN others any chance we get?  C'mon people we are all in it to beat Vegas and make money and Scal does more than enough to help us accomplish that goal.  

Btw I'm very pleased to see Bet-lag get banned.  This forum really doesn't need people like that.

Again Scal, thanks for offering insight tonight.  Even had it been a loss, your effort is appreciated 
 
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Perfect writeup thanks for you're efforts scalabrine have a great night
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MLdogs:

bottom line bad pick you got lucky NYK were dead pick from the get go no chance of winning 

weren't you the same shlep who was telling people to not bother taking the points, and to take the ML instead? Where does covers find these douche bags?
 
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Posted: #334
Gotta give credit when credit is DUE!!!


 
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GOOD JOB MAN!! 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by Champ_Iz_Here:


weren't you the same shlep who was telling people to not bother taking the points, and to take the ML instead? Where does covers find these douche bags?
I always advocate that better strategy on the long run I took the spurs to win tonite lets see how that goes 
 
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SENCILLAMENTE WAOOOOO .........SCAL FOR PRESIDENT                                               
 
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Got a push scal its fine garbage free throws at the end for Memphis helped them out otherwise u was spot on , u didn't lose and lot of people got that 5,5 line in which case they won so good for them thanks for pick and hope I catch your next pick
 
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Quote Originally Posted by MLdogs:

bottom line bad pick you got lucky NYK were dead pick from the get go no chance of winning 

i have to agree with this lol as i said at the begining that the grizz just were too much for the knicks

but sometimes its better to be lucky than good
 
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Posted: #340
  thank you!

hit 2h NYK because we down so much.  nice to hit both bets
 
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remember that time i said you were a good guy scalabrine??.....well,just in case you were wondering wat that is its the OPPOSITE of all the f u k e n low-life,douche-bag,oxygen thieves that were in here BEFORE HALF-TIME!!!!!.willing to take shots at you,blame you and shovel dirt on top....you all know who you are,f u k e n brain-dead,worthless leeches-poundsgate a.k.a LOSER...intel-1 a.k.a LOSER...bet-lag a.k.a LOSER...its_1999_my a.k.a LOSER...time is truth a.k.a LOSER.and on and on and on.....every single one of you,wat the hell were your mothers thinking?..each of you should have been a B.J. and wiped off your fathers chest or sumthin.....how the hell ya gonna come in here,tail a dude that went to all that effort,then blame HIM for a bet that YOU made?????.....BEFORE THE GAMES EVEN HALF-WAY THROUGH?????
beyond comprehension,seriously.
anyhow cheers once again scalabrine...all these idiots shouldnt be surprised if you just disappear one day for no apparent reason.no-one shud deal with that crap
 
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Gotta give credit to the responsible cappers/posters who stuck with the pick and the Knicks when they were down 13 at the half, knowing, as we've all said a BILLION times, there are TWO HALVES in an NBA GAME and 4 QUARTERS....

Kmoney
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If I excluded anyone, you know who you are.


Now onto the game where a poster above asked how did this play out compared to my expectations.

#1 The All-Star Star break greatly helped Hardaway and hurt Melo. 

Melo just didn't have the urgency in the first half and neither did the team. If they played even a decent first half they cover easily after a huge third quarter.

Looking back, for Melo, his time away from the team hurt him and apparently, the team was lost without his offense as the starters outside of Melo (even in practice), combined for 28 points.

That being said they had a great second half but a woeful final 45 seconds and every point of the 5.5 (if you got that number) was needed.

Hardaway? Brilliant and his All-Star showing carried over as you'd expect for an up and coming rookie.

This is the problem with ML-ing the Knicks. YOU CANNOT trust them! If that Prigioni three doesn't go in and out at 22 seconds, I see this as a Knicks win in OT. Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda...

#2 JR Smith vs. Conley/Gasol/Allen

Gasol was rusty but productive. Conley was MUCH better than expected albeit his shooting night wasn't all that great but he hit everything from the line, and he was the heart and soul, largely as expected (especially when you look at who was guarding him). Allen never made it in the game. 

JR Smith- Awful...

But where JR really hurt the team was a HUGE 3 point miss (basically an air ball of sorts) late in the game and then he passed up the tying 3 with 22 seconds because he had ZERO confidence. 

He is a problem right now and he was a MAJOR thorn in the side of the Knicks despite their comeback to take 6 point lead late.



Lastly, I don't cap these games to be within 1 pt or .5 pt but I took the points because I know who I am dealing with: a BAD Knicks team that showed everything I expected in the second half and NONE in the first.

How bad are the Knicks and why didn't I post a ML play even though I expected them to win?

Well look at who burnt them in the Kings game: 

Jimmer Fredette - small nondescript outside shooter for a career high of 24.


Who burnt them this game? 

Mike Miller - tall nondescript (this year at least) outside shooter 
who just shot a season high 19 tonight.

You'd think the Knicks would learn in back to back 'must wins'? 

THEY DON'T LEARN!

Lastly, and here's the good news. Ryan Anderson, the tall up and coming outside shooter who burnt the Knicks in the 103-99 victory for the Pelicans last time out is not playing due to a back injury. That is a very big deal since the Knicks have proven, tonight and last Wednesday, they cannot guard outside shooters and he was their best one. Fredette and Miller won both games respectively. Anderson would KILL this team if he was playing. He isn't thank god.

Finally, the line is out for the Pelicans game. It is +4 Knicks which is large in my opinion. I can only see it dropping as the public has a huge infatuation with a losing Knicks team.

But how are the Knicks ATS? Remember they were 1-3 in their last 4. Now they are 2-3 (assuming you weren't unlucky to catch the +5 push window tonight) and could be 4-1 or 3-2 ATS if a basket falls here or there as explained in the OP. So what does that mean? They are starting to pay us.

And when they are starting to pay us ATS...

Here is the thing about the Pelicans game.

The Knicks are now a season high 13 games under .500. 

They are in the ELEVENTH seed in the East and can drop further.

Here's how bad the Knicks are. The only teams beneath them are Boston (fighting but losing, trading/shopping their most valuable assets), Orlando (tanking), Philly (Uh yeah, they are tanking), and the Bucks who are one of the worst teams in this decade (and yes they beat the Knicks straight up as 8 point dogs this year).

I won't have a write-up but seriously, when do the Knicks plan on making a move at the eighth seed if they can't beat the Pelicans, a seed they have said was in reach ALL YEAR! They are 20-33 and they are still talking about making the playoffs! 

JR - get him off the court of hit some shots. He is a MAJOR worry right now when taking points with the Knicks with this f'n mask...Start Hardaway and leave this piece of crap far off the court...


 
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Quote Originally Posted by rangerz2478:

What was the final play number?

This game opened at 6 in many places and went to 5.5. Some people like Messier got the 5. 

It looks like from 11:30 am to 12:pm the number was 5 on all the books and virtually all of them closed at 5.5.

Again though, I don't cap a game for .5 point or even a point victory ATS. The Knicks had this game well in hand in the fourth and gave it away again by failing to guard the outside shooter.

https://www.covers.com/sports/odds/linehistory.aspx?eventId=864979&sport=nba
 
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Quote Originally Posted by melosjumper7:

booyah....thank the lord...good win for me at +6...betonline.ag had it at + 5 and a half...but i took the halfpoint, even though i didn't need it...

Thanks again Scal 

Thanks for sticking through it with the team you know. And you know what they are capable of and how they gift wrap needed victories. The extra buffer we had here came in handy big time.
 
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Quote Originally Posted by BaggerVANCE:

thanks Scal.. not always a pretty journey but often a pretty outcome
 It could have been so much prettier, that is, ML pretty...But ATS is what matters in the long-run.
 
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Scal,
You have the best write ups on Covers. I always respected your stuff. And I thank you. I bet the Pacers ML -525 & Knicks +6.5(1.5) in a parlay. $165 won $178
Also took Knicks +6(b1) for $400. So thank you. I have the Spurs +6.5 (2nd half). You"re a good man
 
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Quote Originally Posted by scalabrine:


This game opened at 6 in many places and went to 5.5. Some people like Messier got the 5. 

It looks like from 11:30 am to 12:pm the number was 5 on all the books and virtually all of them closed at 5.5.

Again though, I don't cap a game for .5 point or even a point victory ATS. The Knicks had this game well in hand in the fourth and gave it away again by failing to guard the outside shooter.

https://www.covers.com/sports/odds/linehistory.aspx?eventId=864979&sport=nba

 
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Nice hit 
 
 
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and even henry who manned up.

Again, many thanks for the accolades.
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