NBA Playoffs 2017
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hugh613
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YTD: 10-15, -6.38
Wednesday:
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4/26/2017 8:30 PM NBA Basketball 712 Boston Celtics* Over 105½ -110 vs Chicago Bulls
4/26/2017 8:30 PM Reduced Basketball 712 Boston Celtics* -7½ -108 vs Chicago Bulls
Wednesday:
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4/26/2017 8:30 PM NBA Basketball 712 Boston Celtics* Over 105½ -110 vs Chicago Bulls
4/26/2017 8:30 PM Reduced Basketball 712 Boston Celtics* -7½ -108 vs Chicago Bulls
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 12-15, -4.38
Thursday:
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4/27/2017 7:05 PM Reduced Basketball 501 Toronto Raptors/Milwaukee Bucks* Under 194½ -105
4/27/2017 9:35 PM NBA Basketball 505 San Antonio Spurs/Memphis Grizzlies* Under 90½ -110 for 1st Half
4/27/2017 9:35 PM Reduced Basketball 505 San Antonio Spurs/Memphis Grizzlies* Under 189½ -108
*These Spurs/Grizzlies totals are going to be the death of me...
Thanks Metallica *cheers*
Thursday:
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4/27/2017 7:05 PM Reduced Basketball 501 Toronto Raptors/Milwaukee Bucks* Under 194½ -105
4/27/2017 9:35 PM NBA Basketball 505 San Antonio Spurs/Memphis Grizzlies* Under 90½ -110 for 1st Half
4/27/2017 9:35 PM Reduced Basketball 505 San Antonio Spurs/Memphis Grizzlies* Under 189½ -108
*These Spurs/Grizzlies totals are going to be the death of me...
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 13-17, -5.56
Sunday:
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4/30/2017 1:05 PM NBA Basketball 736 Boston Celtics* -4½ -118 vs Washington Wizards
4/30/2017 1:05 PM NBA Basketball 736 Boston Celtics* Over 110½ -110 vs Washington Wizards
4/30/2017 3:30 PM NBA Basketball 721 Utah Jazz* Over 92½ -110 vs Los Angeles Clippers
4/30/2017 3:30 PM Reduced Basketball 721 Utah Jazz* +3½ -103 vs Los Angeles Clippers
4/30/2017 3:30 PM Reduced Basketball 721 Utah Jazz* +150 vs Los Angeles Clippers
*Not sure what the point of putting in so many bets was (maybe on some unconscious level I'm hoping I go 0-5 so I can put this season to bed). Anyways, probably can't read too much into the first round for either team as they both played rather crappy teams but, from a non-partisan view, it certainly seemed like the C's were the team more capable of steam rolling past an opponent. Either way, this had been a home team dominated series for a while now (actually, it's been Boston dominated if you want to get technical), and the Wizards haven't shown as much away from Verizon this season (less than spectacular defensive efforts in Atlanta), so here's hoping the C's momentum keeps building. As for the Jazz, meh... Probably a little stupid to go all in like this on the Jazz (although when has that ever stopped me before?), but just feels like the Clippers have been doing it with smoke and mirrors since Blake Griffin went down (practically nothing from the bench, and would already be eliminated if not for the heroics of Chris Paul). If you're into agendas, then obviously the Jazz won't be advancing (hello Tony Brothers), but I think two out of three are reasonable here (if the team total loses, all 3 undoubtedly lose, but if the Jazz can get upwards of 95-6, think the spread should come into play as well...)
Hopefully don't go 0-5, but with the way this season's gone, who knows...
Sunday:
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4/30/2017 1:05 PM NBA Basketball 736 Boston Celtics* -4½ -118 vs Washington Wizards
4/30/2017 1:05 PM NBA Basketball 736 Boston Celtics* Over 110½ -110 vs Washington Wizards
4/30/2017 3:30 PM NBA Basketball 721 Utah Jazz* Over 92½ -110 vs Los Angeles Clippers
4/30/2017 3:30 PM Reduced Basketball 721 Utah Jazz* +3½ -103 vs Los Angeles Clippers
4/30/2017 3:30 PM Reduced Basketball 721 Utah Jazz* +150 vs Los Angeles Clippers
*Not sure what the point of putting in so many bets was (maybe on some unconscious level I'm hoping I go 0-5 so I can put this season to bed). Anyways, probably can't read too much into the first round for either team as they both played rather crappy teams but, from a non-partisan view, it certainly seemed like the C's were the team more capable of steam rolling past an opponent. Either way, this had been a home team dominated series for a while now (actually, it's been Boston dominated if you want to get technical), and the Wizards haven't shown as much away from Verizon this season (less than spectacular defensive efforts in Atlanta), so here's hoping the C's momentum keeps building. As for the Jazz, meh... Probably a little stupid to go all in like this on the Jazz (although when has that ever stopped me before?), but just feels like the Clippers have been doing it with smoke and mirrors since Blake Griffin went down (practically nothing from the bench, and would already be eliminated if not for the heroics of Chris Paul). If you're into agendas, then obviously the Jazz won't be advancing (hello Tony Brothers), but I think two out of three are reasonable here (if the team total loses, all 3 undoubtedly lose, but if the Jazz can get upwards of 95-6, think the spread should come into play as well...)
Hopefully don't go 0-5, but with the way this season's gone, who knows...
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 18-17, -0.56
Monday:
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5/1/2017 7:05 PM Reduced Basketball 723 Toronto Raptors/Cleveland Cavaliers* Over 208½ -105
5/1/2017 9:35 PM Reduced Basketball 726 San Antonio Spurs* -5½ -105 vs Houston Rockets
*Well, well, well... Whaddya know? Only one way to go from here (which is back down I'm presuming...)
Anyhoo, saw a stat across the street mentioning that 2nd Round Game 1 overs have hit at a 21-7 clip since 2010. Not really why I'm on the over at Quicken - just thought it was worth passing along. As for Raps/Cavs this season, the O/U was 2-2, but the under on April 12 was missing DeRozan and the Big Three, so pretty safe to throw that one out. The playoff series last season, the O/U was 3-3 (1-2 in Cleveland), but all I remember about that series is how stagnant the Raptors offense was. Don't think that'll be the case again, especially given how porous the Cavs defense continues to be. The Toronto offense only averaged 93.8 PPG in the six games against Milwaukee but, at the same time, they also registered a league worst 74.0 FG attempts; once the pace quickens against an inferior defensive squad, those numbers are bound to go up. As for the Cavs, the Cavs are the Cavs, and considering how shaky the Raptors defense looked against the Bucks at times (especially out on the perimeter), scoring shouldn't be an issue for them in this series (unless Casey pulls a fast one on us and tries to slow the series down).
As for the Spurs, boy oh boy... They burnt me time and time again with their inconsistent and unfocused play at home this season, so this is more or less one of those "I got what I deserved" bets if it loses, but I don't think it necessarily will. Having watched most of Houston's games against OKC (primarily because I was stupid enough to keep betting the over), their offensive numbers are a bit of a sham if you ask me. They couldn't shoot the 3 (28.4%), got nothing from Ryan Anderson, and got next to nothing from their bench (with the exception of Lou Williams). It was pretty much just Harden with his Iverson-esque shooting performances, Adams and Kantner letting Nene shoot 80% (Nene?), and a whole lot of FT's (33.6 attempts per game as compared to a playoff average of 24.5). Admittedly, when the offense got hot, it got real hot, but when it went cold (which was seemingly a lot of the time), this team didn't look anything like a contender to me. Spurs should win comfortably if they actually come to play; if not, well...
Monday:
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5/1/2017 7:05 PM Reduced Basketball 723 Toronto Raptors/Cleveland Cavaliers* Over 208½ -105
5/1/2017 9:35 PM Reduced Basketball 726 San Antonio Spurs* -5½ -105 vs Houston Rockets
*Well, well, well... Whaddya know? Only one way to go from here (which is back down I'm presuming...)
Anyhoo, saw a stat across the street mentioning that 2nd Round Game 1 overs have hit at a 21-7 clip since 2010. Not really why I'm on the over at Quicken - just thought it was worth passing along. As for Raps/Cavs this season, the O/U was 2-2, but the under on April 12 was missing DeRozan and the Big Three, so pretty safe to throw that one out. The playoff series last season, the O/U was 3-3 (1-2 in Cleveland), but all I remember about that series is how stagnant the Raptors offense was. Don't think that'll be the case again, especially given how porous the Cavs defense continues to be. The Toronto offense only averaged 93.8 PPG in the six games against Milwaukee but, at the same time, they also registered a league worst 74.0 FG attempts; once the pace quickens against an inferior defensive squad, those numbers are bound to go up. As for the Cavs, the Cavs are the Cavs, and considering how shaky the Raptors defense looked against the Bucks at times (especially out on the perimeter), scoring shouldn't be an issue for them in this series (unless Casey pulls a fast one on us and tries to slow the series down).
As for the Spurs, boy oh boy... They burnt me time and time again with their inconsistent and unfocused play at home this season, so this is more or less one of those "I got what I deserved" bets if it loses, but I don't think it necessarily will. Having watched most of Houston's games against OKC (primarily because I was stupid enough to keep betting the over), their offensive numbers are a bit of a sham if you ask me. They couldn't shoot the 3 (28.4%), got nothing from Ryan Anderson, and got next to nothing from their bench (with the exception of Lou Williams). It was pretty much just Harden with his Iverson-esque shooting performances, Adams and Kantner letting Nene shoot 80% (Nene?), and a whole lot of FT's (33.6 attempts per game as compared to a playoff average of 24.5). Admittedly, when the offense got hot, it got real hot, but when it went cold (which was seemingly a lot of the time), this team didn't look anything like a contender to me. Spurs should win comfortably if they actually come to play; if not, well...
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 19-18, -0.61
Tuesday:
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5/2/2017 8:00 PM Reduced Basketball 502 Boston Celtics* -5½ -104 vs Washington Wizards
*The line probably spikes a bit if Markieff Morris gets ruled out but, either way, the Wiz continuing their poor showing on the road this season, while the Celtics rolling since game 2 of the Bulls series.
Thanks Metallica.
Tuesday:
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5/2/2017 8:00 PM Reduced Basketball 502 Boston Celtics* -5½ -104 vs Washington Wizards
*The line probably spikes a bit if Markieff Morris gets ruled out but, either way, the Wiz continuing their poor showing on the road this season, while the Celtics rolling since game 2 of the Bulls series.
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 20-18, +0.39
Wednesday:
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5/3/2017 7:05 PM Reduced Basketball 731 Toronto Raptors/Cleveland Cavaliers* Over 213 -105
5/3/2017 9:35 PM NBA Basketball 733 Houston Rockets* Over 104½ -110 vs San Antonio Spurs
Thanks Metallica, Hulu and BAR.
Wednesday:
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5/3/2017 7:05 PM Reduced Basketball 731 Toronto Raptors/Cleveland Cavaliers* Over 213 -105
5/3/2017 9:35 PM NBA Basketball 733 Houston Rockets* Over 104½ -110 vs San Antonio Spurs
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
Thanks Hulu. I live downtown and relatively high up in the air, so (thankfully) flooding isn't really a concern. The other side of the river in Quebec is a completely different story though - looks like post-Katrina New Orleans in some parts unfortunately. More rain (and snow) on the way, so it might be next week before the water recedes.
Sorry to hear about the water, but hopefully it's far enough away to avoid flooding and starts to go back down.
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Sorry to hear about the water, but hopefully it's far enough away to avoid flooding and starts to go back down.
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hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 27-19, +6.29
Monday:
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5/8/2017 9:00 PM NBA Basketball 701 Golden State Warriors* -3½ -115 vs Utah Jazz for 1st Half
5/8/2017 9:00 PM NBA Basketball 701 Golden State Warriors* Over 54 -110 vs Utah Jazz for 1st Half
*Both lines have gotten hit since I bought them this morning, so hopefully that's a good thing (usually it isn't, but whatever...) As for the game tonight, the Warriors have been remarkably consistent through the first three games of the series in terms of number of shots taken and pace of play (43.33 and 47.8) in the 1H so, provided that holds true, and the aberrations of the Game 3 1H prove to be a one off (Curry and Thompson a combined 3-13 from the floor, +8 free throw differential in favour of the Jazz, and 63.2% from the floor for the Jazz in the 2nd quarter), think both stand a reasonably good shot at hitting.
Monday:
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5/8/2017 9:00 PM NBA Basketball 701 Golden State Warriors* -3½ -115 vs Utah Jazz for 1st Half
5/8/2017 9:00 PM NBA Basketball 701 Golden State Warriors* Over 54 -110 vs Utah Jazz for 1st Half
*Both lines have gotten hit since I bought them this morning, so hopefully that's a good thing (usually it isn't, but whatever...) As for the game tonight, the Warriors have been remarkably consistent through the first three games of the series in terms of number of shots taken and pace of play (43.33 and 47.8) in the 1H so, provided that holds true, and the aberrations of the Game 3 1H prove to be a one off (Curry and Thompson a combined 3-13 from the floor, +8 free throw differential in favour of the Jazz, and 63.2% from the floor for the Jazz in the 2nd quarter), think both stand a reasonably good shot at hitting.
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
YTD: 29-19, +8.29
Tuesday:
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5/9/2017 8:00 PM Reduced Basketball 707 Houston Rockets/San Antonio Spurs* Over 214½ -107
Thanks Metallica, emkee, ~BAR and bum.
Tuesday:
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5/9/2017 8:00 PM Reduced Basketball 707 Houston Rockets/San Antonio Spurs* Over 214½ -107
hugh613
Pretty much a regular
NBAX: 24-16, +6.60
NBA 2016/17: 155-165-1, -36.90
Playoffs: 31-19, +10.29
*Well, believe it or not, that's a wrap for the posted portion of my NBA season. Hit double digits for the post season so seems as a good a time as any to bow out. And, on a more practical note, let's face it - there's a crash coming and it'll be coming hard (if I had any semblance of an ego, pretty much everyone here would know that I'm going out having hit my last 10 in a row, and 18 of my last 20 - see post #59). So rather than lead the masses down the road to ruin, it's time...
Anyways, thanks to all those who dropped by during the season (hopefully my dopey music videos didn't crash your browser too often... : ) and good luck the rest of the playoffs.
NBA 2016/17: 155-165-1, -36.90
Playoffs: 31-19, +10.29
*Well, believe it or not, that's a wrap for the posted portion of my NBA season. Hit double digits for the post season so seems as a good a time as any to bow out. And, on a more practical note, let's face it - there's a crash coming and it'll be coming hard (if I had any semblance of an ego, pretty much everyone here would know that I'm going out having hit my last 10 in a row, and 18 of my last 20 - see post #59). So rather than lead the masses down the road to ruin, it's time...
Anyways, thanks to all those who dropped by during the season (hopefully my dopey music videos didn't crash your browser too often... : ) and good luck the rest of the playoffs.
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