Ohone 
LuckyGuy ...im from the six, and i used to be a full time rounder in Montreal's poker scene back when Playground opened up...they paid me nicely to be a house player the first 3 months, after that i played their big PLO games in the back room for a few months before all the fishes went broke...loved my time there.
Raps @ Mavs
Lean:
Raps -4.5....classic bounceback spot for the Raps here...they played 12 good minutes in Indiana and only lost by 2...that was a really weird game in the 1st half, as if they were trying to be down by 12+ at ht...they did everything wrong almost on purpose...but the Oladipo injury also was a strange influence on that game in the 2h...moving on here i believe the team will come out very strong very quickly and lead this game wire to wire...as long as they are up by 10+ heading into the 4th, there shouldnt be any backdoor opportunities here as the fouling game should allow the Raps a 6pt+ margin...Dallas has regressed a bit, and i dont think they match up well vs the Raps here...if they shoot 50%+ from 3, well then Mavs will likely win this game...but im assuming Toronto will be ready to defend what Dallas does best.
Bucks @ Raps (tomorrow)
Lean:
Raps ATS blind...assuming it will be around -4...this is one of those games Coach Nurse has had circled on their schedule for a long time now...they need to prove to themselves they are the top dogs in the east and defend home court...this game will have huge ramifications regarding the #1 seed...Raps need this win way more than the Bucks do...
However, i will need to see who the refs are...its becoming more clear to me by following the Raps as closely as i am this season that there are far too many refs in the nba who simply have a dislike for this team...the way in which certain key calls in certain key moments in the game tend to go against Toronto repeatedly over and over again has we always worried about pointspreads when backing them...sure the refs have to call the obvious calls which the Raps typically get as they are indeed an aggressive drive to the hoop and get harmed type of an offensive team...refs have no choice but to call those fouls, but there have been so many questionable calls going against the Raps all season long it really leaves a bad taste in my mouth when looking at how many times there have ended up being back door pointspread shenanigans in their games as favs, when the game should have been locked and sealed up with 2min left in the game in so many instances.
Regardless, i think the Raps will choose Greek to go wild, and simply lock down everyone else...if they can contain Middleton Bledsoe and Bogdan, then there just wont be enough overall scoring punch for Milwaukee to keep pace with Toronto...this could end up being a wire to wire DD type home win here.
Clippers @ Raps
Lean:
Raps -3.5 1Q
Raps -6 1H
Coming off a really bad effort vs Bucks, this is a classic bounceback spot for the Raps...i wouldnt trust the 10 FG line, as they get funky late in 4Qs when it comes to backdoor shenanigans with spreads like these...Clips also playing on West Coast Body Clocks per se...maybe their bodies feel slow and weary playing a noon tip...im never one to really think much about this type of stuff, but i do know visitng teams love to dabble in Torontos night life on a Saturday night.
Raps were up 23-11 at one pt in the 1st Q then fell asleep...other than that 3 minute lull, this went exactly as i had it going.
Clips are terrible...Lou Williams is on a deserted island with this team...only Gilgeous Alexander is their silver lining, but i think hes on the small side to be a really great nba player...with the new era of the game however, i think he will have a chance to excel as he bulks up a little.
Unfortunately that Raps ML was against the bucks...
Established in 1995,
Do you play poker?
Hot Forum Topics
