Weed The North - Season Long Raptors Thread

Yup, youre right...they have completely killed it this year, and should have 2 more ats spread covers but they pulled some shinanigans to moose those away along with the refs...its nice to track them like this and i will look to make some serious capping moves on this team soon.

Never thought about that, i guess theyve never been offered in the past...too much unknown i suppose? 

Looking ahead:

Raps @ Kings

I predict line will be around Tor -6, total 218.5

Lean Raps and the under at first glance

Locked in:

Lowry to win mvp 250-1....250/62750

(Posted in another thread):

Reasoning behind this flyer:

Lowry has paid his dues to the league

Hes the heart and soul of this franchise for many years running, and if this pace for the raps continues, they may end up with 60+ wins without even trying

He leads the league in assists by a significant margin to the 2nd place Draymon by approx 3 full assists more

He plays gritty D every night and always willing to take charges in the paint

Hes become a very good overall 3pt shooter

Hes as fit as ever, last year he lost alot of playing weight and it helped him alot, this summer he got even more cut

Hes playing with a chip on his shoulder (call it a quasi f u tour to the raps upper brass for trading his bff to the spurs behind his back)

Hes playing in the last year of his contract - so this typically is the season where players his age put it all on the line to get paid one more huge payday by playing balls to the wall

He has the most talented roster ever surrounding him with sharp shooters, kawhi, and what now appears to be the best and most effecient center combo the league has seen for a while in Valinciunas and Obaka

I could list a few more too...but at 250-1 this warrants an auto bet for anyone who reads this post...the people on the list with odds between 20-1 thru Lowry is ridiculous and pure fantasyland of them ever sniffing a top 3 ballot here for mvp...Lowry may end up being the floor general of the best team in the league not named the Globetrotter Warriors, so that alone will generate alot of media hype and buzz around Lowrys play and leadership....

Obviously Kahwi will split votes with Lowry if my read here comes true, however with the way Leonard stiffed the Spurs last season and all the drama around him, i would like to believe if all things were equal, the voters would rather give it to Kyle seeing how Leonards overall future with the Raps will always be up in the air this season, whereas even if Lowry leaves to sign with another team (which i dont think will happen if the Raps get to the finals), Kyle will be looked upon more favorably for what hes done for this franchise as a whole.

At 250-1, this just makes sense backing the captain of arguably one of the best teams in the league.

I wont quit my day job...

Lines are -8 / 232.5

Homer pick 100%...guilty as charged 

Raps @ Kings:

Lean Kings +8.5 and Under 232.5...i see this game playing very closely with the Raps winning in the ballpark 116-112 in a very competitive game throughout.

Cant say zero if the entire season plays out like the first ten games...plus with the power of social media, i hear there could be a huge facebook and instagram and twitter push from all the canadian fans to give him a voice for mvp consideration....i know its a longshot among longshots...250-1 is as rare as it gets to find its way into the winners circle...lets just call this a "fat wallet wager" and see where the season takes us Raps fans 

Looks like i have a pretty good feel for this team when it comes to totals...landed at 119 here...wow this team is a finely.tuned machine at the moment...must be fun for all players and coaches at this time to be a raptor...did i mention already how amazing Ibaka and Valinciunas are playing as this teams center combo? Wow.

Yes as they most likely will run away with it...this team is winning games even in cruise control

Knicks @ Raps:

Leans:

Raps -8 1st H

Over 111 1st H

64-53 raps 

Raps legit may win 65 games this year 

Thanks Scal...im indeed having a very profitable October and November 2018...and all my hoops futures look legit too...Demar who?

Also, getting Danny Green in the deal for essentially Poetl was a complete fleece job by Ujiri...the guy fits perfectly on this roster and is a Kawhi whisperer...i find it more and more likely that Leonard will sign longterm with the Raps based on dollar amount and overall franchise culture...if anything, Toronto has and will continue to treat him like nba royalty and put his overall longterm health as one of the teams top priorities...even his uncle has to appreciate the class and respect this franchise has offered him since day one...Ujiri gambled with his own career making this movr preflop, and arguably is now holding the stone cold nuts heading to the river...is there another team out there with a one outer with one card to come? We shall see how this all plays out come May and hopefully June.

Pelicans @ Raps

Lean:

Raps -9 

Under 229.5