Bad break on Saturday as Brandon Ingram was scratched a
couple hours after I bet and posted my Lakers play. Had I seen that, I would
have added my top total as another play since I would not have liked that
Lakers play after seeing that news. This is why I do not like making too many plays
way in advance as this is what can happen.
Moving on.
36-21 (regular
season), +$1290.
Sides: 18-10
Totals: 16-7
2H: 0-4
1Q: 1-0
1H: 1-0
#1 Sides: 43-21-1
#1 Totals: 39-26
Picks
Sides: (1) Cle,
(2) OKC, (3) Was, (4) Min, (5) Phi
Totals: (1) OKC
ov, (2) Cle un, (3) Min un, (4) Was ov, (5) Phi un
Cleveland
Cavaliers +4.5, laying $110 to win $100 – I may have doubled this bet had
Golden State not lost their last time out against Denver and have their 11-game
win streak snapped. However, Houston recently had a 14-game winning streak
snapped by the Lakers at home and they immediately lost their next game at home
to the Clippers. Remember, Golden State is short-handed. No Curry and they have
other players questionable. Plus, we have the “Eliminated from the playoffs
revenge angle” in play here, an angle that states that a team
(Cavaliers) were eliminated from the playoffs the season before by their opponent
(Warriors) and this is the first time they are playing this season, which gives
Cleveland a strong revenge angle. The Cavs have won 19 of their last 21 and 6
straight vs. the Western Conference. King James can downplay the importance of
this game all he wants, but he will show up in front of a national audience and
take over this game if he has a chance to.
Oklahoma City
Thunder +2, laying $110 to win $100 -- I feel that this OKC is almost as
strong as my Cleveland play because I feel that the Thunder are finally
starting to figure things out. OKC has won 4 straight and 6 of 7 and they seem
to have found a spot for Melo (outside the 3-point line) as he is shooting a
lot more 3’s the past few games and this seems to be working for the Thunder.
The Rockets had won 14 straight before losing to the Lakers and Clippers during
the last 2 games of their home stand. Chris Paul was injured and is doubtful to
play and Clint Capela is questionable again for the Rockets. This game has the
same angle as the Cle/GS game, too, as Oklahoma City was eliminated from the
postseason last season by Houston in the first round of the Western Conference
playoffs last season and are playing the Rockets for the first time this
season.
Good Luck.
Thoughts: The
Wizards game has the same angle, too, as Washington was eliminated by Boston in
the Eastern Conference semifinals last year and are playing the Celtics for the
first time this season, thus making this an automatic default play, just like
the Thunder and the Cavaliers. I do not have any strong opinions on the totals,
but I obviously fee that my #1 total is my best total, although I feel my top 3
sides are all stronger than my #1 total. I am debating a play on the Wizards,
too, as that line looks trappish.
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