Thursday NBA Playoffs Discussion

[Austintx_05]

<TABLE cellSpacing=1 width=540 bgColor=#cccccc><TBODY><TR><TD class=dataheader width=540 colSpan=10>NBA PLAYOFFS - FIRST ROUND
Thursday, April 30th - (BOS, ORL, HOU 3-2)</TD></TR><TR><TD class=datasubheaderleft2 width=35>Time</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=40>Gm #</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=120>Team</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=75>Score</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=60>Opener</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=60>Hilton</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=60>5Dimes</TD><TD class=datasubheader width=60>ABC Island</TD></TR><TR class=scores-whitebg><TD class=scores-whitebg-left>04/30
4:05p</TD><TD class=scores-whitebg>555
556</TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-team> BOSTON
CHICAGO</TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-team><TABLE padding-left="5"><TBODY><TR><TD class=scores-whitebg-team-bb>
</TD><TD> </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-team-bb>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>197
2½ </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>195½
3 </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>195½
3 </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>195
3 </TD></TR><TR class=scores-greybg><TD class=scores-greybg-left>04/30
4:35p</TD><TD class=scores-greybg>557
558</TD><TD class=scores-greybg-team> ORLANDO
PHILADELPHIA</TD><TD class=scores-greybg-team><TABLE padding-left="5"><TBODY><TR><TD class=scores-greybg-team-bb>
</TD><TD> </TD><TD class=scores-greybg-team-bb>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=scores-greybg-right>184
2½ </TD><TD class=scores-greybg-right>184
5 </TD><TD class=scores-greybg-right>184
5 </TD><TD class=scores-greybg-right>184
5 </TD></TR><TR class=scores-whitebg><TD class=scores-whitebg-left>04/30
6:35p</TD><TD class=scores-whitebg>559
560</TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-team> PORTLAND
HOUSTON</TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-team><TABLE padding-left="5"><TBODY><TR><TD class=scores-whitebg-team-bb>
</TD><TD> </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-team-bb>
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>180
4½ </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>179½
5 </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>179½
5 </TD><TD class=scores-whitebg-right>179
5½ </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

 

[BetCrimes1984]

:cheers:

 

[linewatcher]

wtf? i just saw philly is a 5 point fave on thursday? dwight is not worth that much, is he?

 

[wreck]

spooooky:36_11_6:


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[SF_capper]

lol last week we had orlando -4.5. now philly -5

 

[BetCrimes1984]

26 games have gone by without 2 opposing teams reaching 100 pts in regulation within a game.

The longest gaps (& 2nd longest in brackets) in recent post seasons between such occurrences (since PHX isn't a part of this present p.s., but was present in these recent p.s., their games have been ignored given their penchant for producing such a result).
07-08 - 14 (10) games
06-07 - 14 (12) games
05-06 - 12 (11) games

Even combining the 1st & 2nd longest drought numbers, which exclude the Suns influence to generate even shorter streaks, doesn't produce a number larger than the present single streak's size for this 08-09 p.s.

Great defense, or putrid offense? I know my pick.

 

[Marlo]

some nice refs for the hova in Chitown

 

[GWarner27]

26 games have gone by without 2 opposing teams reaching 100 pts in regulation within a game.

The longest gaps (& 2nd longest in brackets) in recent post seasons between such occurrences (since PHX isn't a part of this present p.s., but was present in these recent p.s., their games have been ignored given their penchant for producing such a result).
07-08 - 14 (10) games
06-07 - 14 (12) games
05-06 - 12 (11) games

Even combining the 1st & 2nd longest drought numbers, which exclude the Suns influence to generate even shorter streaks, doesn't produce a number larger than the present single streak's size for this 08-09 p.s.

Great defense, or putrid offense? I know my pick.

so are you gonna ride it, BC?

...i like the home teams and Boston, but I have like Boston all series. It ain't often that you see them as underdogs so maybe that's just it.

...also hope Houston closes out the series so i can hit my futures bet on them getting into round 2, but I really hope Ron Artest doesn't touch the ball on offense all game long

 

[GWarner27]

wow was leaning ORL/PHI under but Scott Foster is 45-25 (64%) o/u this season and he's with 2 i think decent-sized under leaners.

2 of 3 over guys in the POR/HOU game, and then 2 of 3 over guys in BOS/CHI, too.

fuck. no elimination game unders for me then

 

[GWarner27]

so i guess i'm leaning to BOS, PHI and HOU, but i certainly won't be playing HOU

 

[BetCrimes1984]

so are you gonna ride it, BC?

Everything about this set of games is fucked from an elim-Unders pov

BOS-CHC: lacking KG for BOS's defense, and 4 out of 5 games have gone Under in regulation - why would anyone believe in taking the Over when it only pays out due to OT?

PHI/ORL: Magic lacking Howard which changes their offensive approach and this series is off 4 straight Unders, terrible combination for Under - series results have conditioned people to expect Under, and now we're in a prime Under spot (elim game thats a game 6/7) = Over comes along to fuck bettor's up w/a real basis to expect it.

HOU/POR: a series off 3 straight Unders, so again the conditioning is there in force, and its a prime under spot.

My preference is to take these games off Over results the previous game, or at least for the series concerned to have had an Over result or 2 in 1 of it's 2/3 previous games. Every one of these series has had 3 Unders in regulation their previous 3 games. That says to me pretty much expect 2 of 3 to go Over. I couldn't try & bet the exception (thou I would guess in Houston).

 

[BetCrimes1984]

Celtics getting it handed to them early for once.