Category: Basketball
Wednesday
Detroit was an easy winner yesterday. We are continuing to fade the Hawks again today taking Boston +7.5. No hockey again but one baseball option with the dodgers late.
Tuesday
Nothing yesterday and a loser Sunday since our last update. Nothing doing again in NHL and MLB, but there is one NBA play tonight: Detroit +7 @ Atlanta.
One Shining (Gambling) Moment
Final Four today……gonna be two really good games for a really good tournament and the most watched ever.
Since Lou inquired about this early in the week:
Since the start of the season Kentucky's future odds have gone from +300 to +5,000 to +260. http://t.co/qKs3GgLAjE
— Action Labs (@ActionLabs_HQ) April 5, 2014
I’ll take UK -1 vs Wisconsin. I think they have the best talent left. Team is another story.
I also like UConn +6.5 vs Florida and I’ll also prob put them and UK in a teaser too*.
*I don’t feel bad about that last sentence being a risky bet b/c of the shear volume of baseball degeneracy below me.
Running for yo life!
Good luck today
Friday
We were all winners yesterday as Columbus shutout Philadelphia 2-0. I am really, really, really hoping Columbus gets drawn against Pittsburgh in the playoffs as that would give us a chance to repeat our Montreal/Washington heroics from a few years back. They’ll probably get Boston though who is much more suited to a long playoff run. 5-3 +3.58 on Columbus alone this season.
Mets, Jays and Astros are on the MLB shortlist as well as the away teams late in NHL, Nashville and Edmonton. Nothing confirmed yet so it may be an empty day. Edmonton is interesting as they are in Phoenix who have suddenly been awful and unable to score. Edmonton is just awful all around so it may be a decent gamble. Not sure if it will come to pass, but I’m always happy to encourage others to try :)
Lastly, the White Sox are currently in action and Tyler Flowers, White Sox catcher and career .206 hitter, is 2 for 2 so far following his 4 for 4 performance yesterday against the Twins. The Twins had a rare performance of their own yesterday with Worcester Tornado alum Chris Colabello getting 6 RBIs.
Updates if at all to be posted before gametime.
UPDATE: Some NBA! Wizards +5
UPDATE2: Nashville for +165
Sunday Brunch Bets
NCAA:
Mercer +8 vs Tenn
Team full of seniors, high FG percentage, and Nancy Grace is an alumnus. Count me in!
NHL:
St.Louis v PIT Over 5.5 (+105)
St Louis clinched a playoff spot last night, so you *know* they were out drinking last night. Pittsburgh has scored 13 goals in its last 4 games. It’s a 1pm start and they might break the over themselves.
NCAA Bloodbath
I went a whopping 2-for-9 yesterday (I also took Lou’s Anaheim suggestion in NHL). 3 of the games I bet on went into OT lol
Thankfully, I qualified for a bonus to set some MORE money on fire today.
The only games I hit after being stuck 0-2 in the hole early were Harvard second half (I should of taken them for the entire game; Cincinnati got a technical for not including a substitution in their pregame sheet!) and MSU+Over in a teaser (with a great “miracle cover” moment…although not so much for our bettor below who had Delaware +13.5):
We'll this call and free throw cost me msu https://t.co/w3Qv2te167
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) March 20, 2014
Here are my picks today:
Teaser: UMass +5 and Under 137 vs Tennessee
Stanford +3
Teaser: VCU -6.5 and Over 136 vs Stephen F Austin
Providence vs UNC Under 143 (-105)
Updates:
Took Mercer 2H vs Duke and that went well. There are a few times a yr I get that shit-eating grin on my face throughout the entire day – Duke losing in the NCAA Tourney is one of them.
UMass is currently shitting the bed so I now take the Stanford and Mercer money and put it on Wichita St -16.5
Off to Beer Fest!
Thursday
Nothing yesterday though Charlotte covered and Nashville lost for anyone who played. Hockey has Dallas, Columbus and Anaheim on the shortlist for today with Minnesota in NBA showing up as well. I have OSU to win the East at +1100 for my only NCAA action which is not looking very good at the moment.
Season update on NHL is 27-21 +15.31
UPDATE: Here’s a nominee for the I Don’t Give a Shit Award.
Bernard Tomic’s comeback from hip surgery did not last long.
In fact, it did not even last as long as the previous shortest completed match in ATP history.
Tomic lost to Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-0 in 28 minutes and 20 seconds during first-round action at the Sony Open Tennis tournament in Miami on Thursday afternoon. The 21-year-old Australian won one point in the first five games, three points in the first set, and 13 points in total.
We’ll refrain from pointing out the obvious things like how it’s no longer possible to “fix” a tennis match anymore via withdrawal so we’re left with this sort of “performance” which really could have been turned in by anyone with both a tennis racket and a drinking problem. If Tomic was injured or re-injured himself, why not just withdraw from the match? We make lots of jokes about failure here, but it’s really not anywhere near as much fun when the people involved don’t even pretend to try.
UPDATE 2: I am taking Pat’s action on Philly as I would be strongly considering taking Dallas tonight otherwise, despite them playing an out of conference game. One confirmed play tonight: Anaheim +145 @ Los Angeles. The other game we are watching as mentioned earlier is Columbus and it’s very, very close and will be a GTD.
UPDATE 3: Columbus +119
Early NCAA Day 1
Teaser: Ohio St -2 and Over 127 vs Dayton
St Joe’s +5 vs UConn
Western Michigan 1H +7.5
More degeneracy later. Hopefully I will get a miracle cover like this guy on Wheel of Fortune (I got one last night taking the under in the TN/IOWA game at 144…total finished at 143 in OT):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BobNg1-CSH4
First Bet of a Long Journey
Xavier -4 (and in teaser with Under 140) vs NC State
Well have our shining moments later in the week.
Cue the music (and sing to yourself, “Bad Decisions……Bad Decisions……Gambling Irresponsibly!!!):
BTW a PSA from Canada:
