Weed The North - Season Long Raptors Thread

Looking ahead to tomorrow:

Nets @ Raps (i predict line will be around -11)

Lean:

Raps 1H...looking at their recent home game vs the Nets last month, they came out lazy and sluggish and played zero D in the 1st Q...i look for "flip flop" or "zig zag" type spots all the time with this team, and they seem to always try and correct their past mistakes...im sure Coach Nurse will be on these guys to come out with more intensity and urgency in 1st halves of games moving forward...build a comfortable DD heading into the 4th Q, and hope to rest their starters late in garbage time...just like what the Bucks have been doing to their opponents...with the all star game quickly approaching, this is always a bad time to bet big in nba as we really dont know what type of partying and clubbing plans are being made by private messaging on social media between players at halftime (i joke but im serious too)...Nets are in a tail spin right now, they miss Dinwinnie alot, and seem to be just hanging on for dear life...this game is ripe for another comfortable 15pt+ type Raps win...

Getting closer inch by inch towards another divisional crown 

I think Fizdale is a top tier coach in the making, but has unfortunately been cursed with subpar talent levels on his teams thus far...i hope they give him 5 years to stick around and develop a professional type culture and the winning "should" come if they squeeze 2 max guys this summer plus Zion...could be very interesting if Dolan doesnt fuk it up again.

Tonights lean:

Raps -6 1H

Raps -10 FG...i stand behind post #252

Despite the magnetic rims activated for the Nets all game long, thankfully the Raps get the win to inch them ever so closer to the division title...glad i didnt get involved with this game at any given point...i wouldve lost a mininum of 5u betting live here on the Raps with all that last 2 minute circus show

Celtics beating 76ers last night was a gift for anyone sitting on Raps to win the division futures...we now have a full 5 game lead heading down the stretch on both teams...

Wizards @ Raps

Lean:

Wizards +11

Will likely post my reasoning before 6pm, if time permits...busy day workwise for me due to our recent snow storm...i will do my best to post my blurb here later on.

OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam combo here in the 3rd Q....holy cow, what a future these 2 have in this league if they play together more and more...Siakam playing like a future mvp caliber player as of late

Wouldnt Unibrow look good on this team with Kawhi Gasol, Siakam, Vanvleet as their starting 5?

2nd Unit: Powell, Lin, Obaka, Anunoby, Green

Obviously i see Lowry being moved for my dream scenario to occur

Spicy P with 44 

Raptors go into the all-star break on a 6-game winning streak and with a 43-16 record (tied for most wins in the NBA with the Bucks, who have 2 fewer losses).

Spurs @ Raps

Lean:

Spurs +8....the set up here feels similar to the game where the Pistons and Coach Casey came back and won as huge DD road dogs...wouldnt surprise me if Spurs win here as a +320 ML dog if they shoot lights out from 3, and if DeRozan goes off again

Thank you Mr. Piper 

Looks like im sitting on a lot of potential winning futures now coming down the home stretch.

I may sweep the board with all my season win total bets, the Raps division bet, Raps to win the east (will likely put a semi hedge on Bucks very soon at around +225 to get a 2nd horse involved), Doncic ROY, and Giannis MVP (i see this Harden - Foster issue really blowing up badly for the beard's public image...GreekMan is squeaky clean and a marketers wet dream)

I may not even place another wager for the rest of the regular season and just stand pat with what i have running.

I do like Scals prop on Clips to miss the playoffs, but my books never offered that exotic...i would have put a few units on that one (i think the Kings get in)...should be a fun 6 week run to the playoffs for all us Box guys.

#winning

when van vleet is back from injury where do u think he will fit in the rotation? i havent watched jeremy lin alot but he looks very nice and probably better than vanvleet 

JJ...great question...now this is just my feel based on my season long indepth follow i have been doing on this team...my sense is that Kyle is gone after this year, and it will be Vanvleet and Powell's team to lead as their point guards...with Lin being a true legit back up and rotational distributor slash scorer...Lin has never once in his career played on a legit good team surrounded by talent...i think he will flourish on this team, and the fans here have already gone bonkers with Linsanity...its the perfect fit...and Gasol has seemlessly found his role on this team too...i am in amazement just how perfectly built this team has been put together compared to this time last year.

But wait...theres more...have you heard of a guy named Spicy P? Pascal Siakam is on a trajection similar to Kawhi when he burst onto the scene as the finals mvp with the spurs...

Raps are for real and the ECF vs Bucks should be an instant classic series, and a franchise defining moment for whoever wins that slugfest.

Magic @ Raps (3:30pm local tip)

Lean:

Raps -9

Classic zig zag spot here...coming off a close call vs Spurs, they typically come out the next home game and take care of business early and often...Magic have scoring defeciencies, and if they go cold for a 3min stretch, and if the Raps can hit a few 3s or get a couple and 1s driving to the hoops, a quick ten point lead could turn into 20+ by the 3rd Q, then all thats left is to lock the back door from any late game shenanigans as these type of spreads seem to always have that potential for...this cap is all about the Raps...the Magic have gotten hot as of late, but in my opinion, they caught alot of teams in spots where they were coasting a bit into the AS break and trade deadline...now that every legit team is in their home stretch, i look for the Magic to really struggle to win against really good teams with higher aspirations than just squeaking into the 8th spot...Raps at home on a Sunday afternoon game have always done well historically...i look for a similar solid 48min from them here...something around 120-106 type range

Locked in:

Raps ML -120...2u...ingame wager after 1Q down 25-15...classic 1st Q home fav tankjob script.  

Locked in:

Raps +8.5...4u...ingame in 4th Q down 90-78...what a bad effort this game from the Raps thus far  

Locked in:

Raps +13.5...4u...ingame down 100-84...hopefully this one minimizes the sting of a total misread   

Celtc @ Raps

Locked in:

Raps -3.5...5u