Category: Basketball

January 25

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3-0 in college hoops yesterday. I’m going to take today off to celebrate. Also nothing looks bettable that’s the real reason.

January 24

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2-2 in basketball yesterday with the Lakers failing to cover by a point. Doing college today for no reason other than there is no hockey:

Michigan St. @ Nebraska +2.5
Dartmouth +10.5 @ Harvard
Buffalo @ Ohio +2.5

January 23

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My basketball plays last night lost by 22 jillion points combined yesterday. I don’t have much faith in today’s plays being much better. I’m clearly turning into Pat with a healthy dose of cynicism attached.

Toronto -12.5 @ Philadelphia
Indiana +2.5 @ Miami
Lakers +13.5 @ San Antonio
Houston +2.5 @ Phoenix

January 22

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First day of four with no hockey, so I am forced to turn to a different sport again. Toronto miracle covered the 6.5 last night but lost the game. South Florida +10 -105 @ Temple is our play tonight. Also NBA again Brooklyn +13.5 -105 @ Clippers

January 21

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No actual plays yesterday but our hockey suggestions both lost in either overtime or shootout and our NBA play was a loser. Nothing doing again on hockey tonight so I will set money on fire taking Toronto +6.5 and +215. I may take a few days off from posting with hockey on break starting tomorrow but we will see.

One Super Bowl note is that the betting is shaping up a lot like last year where the public numbers clearly pointed Seattle’s way by game time.

January 19

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No posting from me yesterday as I was traveling. We missed a winner that showed up Saturday night that I didn’t have a chance to check which was the Rangers who won easily at Pittsburgh early on Sunday afternoon. Single play this evening and we’re betting on some entertainment value with Carolina +135 @ Toronto. Toronto hasn’t scored three goals in a game this calendar year and I’ve got this one pegged as a coin flip.

Also an NBA game because I’m an idiot: Chicago +3.5 @ Cleveland

January 16

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A very solid 3-1 evening last night in hockey albeit marred by Buatfalo’s embarrassing 7-0 loss. I went back through the season playa today wondering if I had Buffalo too highly rated and its possible given how poorly they are currently playing, but we are positive on them for the year as well as last season.

Two NBA Plays tonight you should not follow because I’m an idiot: Brooklyn +10 and Portland +4.5

January 11

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Mixed day again yesterday. 1-1 for a profit in hockey and 1-2 for a loss in NBA. I didn’t have any NFL action yesterday and also didn’t understand all the freaking out over the Patriots yesterday and somewhat again today. It’s not like the Ravens are actually the Raiders wearing purple unis. If your team plays like shit for the 1st half and is only down by 7 and nearly ended up only down 3, that’s a good outcome.

Nothing looks very good today. There might be some small value on the Pakcers moneyline if it gets down near -200 or so, but otherwise it’s probably a pass. Phoenix +5 in NBA in an early option, but nearing midseason I’m a very sad 13-16-2 -4.1. NHL is a positive 39-45-1 +4.44

January 10

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Several losers yesterday, 0-1 NHL with New Jersey losing in OT and 1-2 in NBA which should really not be seriously followed, though I have three more plays tonight posted below. One new year’s resolution for me is to become more comfortable going with large amounts of public money in hockey. Boston and Minnesota both won this afternoon and were both at pretty good prices but also with 70% of the money on them. The public plays are generally losers, but it doesn’t mean they always are (or else gambling would be very, very different). Onto the plays:

NBA first:

Celtics +11.5 @ Toronto
Utah +11.5 @ Houston
Magic +14 @ Portland

And some NHL:
Islanders @ Columbus UNDER 5.5 1/2u

The other interesting game tonight is Calgary getting +165 @ Vancouver. Calgary is on a back-to-back and missing their normal backup Ramo who is out injured. Jonas Hiller the starter had a very busy night yesterday, so the question is whether to start him or a random AHL guy called up today. I’d love to jump in here but it may be a pass or half unit only.

UPDATE: The unproven Finn Joni Ortio gets the nod for Calgary +177 (1/2) @ Vancouver

January 9

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Nothing doing yesterday. One NHL game for 1/2u tonight and that’s the Devils +150 at home to the Islanders. We are fading every traditional hockey stat and some sharps on this one so feel free to pass. Some NBA action as well:

Chicago PK EVEN @ Washington
Utah +11.5 @ Oklahoma
Memphis +1.5 @ New Orleans