Hi there,
I hope you're all doing well and not too many of you got destroyed with the Patriots and Saints on Sunday. Wow, I thought I was going to nail both games and then the Indianapolis Colts came alive. Oh well.
Hoops have been treating me pretty well of late. I've had a couple of tough losses with some "Wounded Bears" but by and large things are going well. I'm not posting very much these days as I simply am not interested in writing a daily thread but from time to time I'm going to drop by with some NBA thoughts.
First off I simply don't understand this Super Bowl Line of Indy -7? Prior to Sunday's games I was able to pick up an early line of AFC -5.5 and you better believe I jumped all over that. I have no idea which team most are going to bet but I would assume it's the Colts. However, as I surf the message boards and talk to friends I'm finding a lot of love for the Bears +7. I just think you have to be crazy to bet against the Colts in this game. One number that is really eye popping is -250 ML for a 7 point spread. That number should be more like -340? I believe the Colts roll in this game simply by stacking the box and forcing Grossman to win it through the air. Plus, the Colts have arguably the greatest clutch field goal kicker of all time in Vinatieri. I don't know man if you like the Bears I would be very careful making that bet. If Grossman gives the Colts a couple of short fields it's going to be lights out. I hear a lot of people talk about the Bears defense. Yeah, so the Saints didn't get it done in adverse conditions but lets not forget what the Seahawks did to them as well as the other teams which faced them the last few games of the year. Plsu, I believe they're minus Brown for this game who plays in the secondary. All right enough about that. Good luck with what ever you're going to play but please don't tell me you have a system because I don't give a shit about it.
As for the NBA there is one line which has me shaking my head. That's the Suns -5 at Washington. I know the Suns are rolling and have won a shit load of games in a row but this number is wrong folks. Think about this for a moment. When Washington played at Phoenix a few weeks back they were a 9/9.5/10 pt. underdog and they were playing the second of a back to back after beating Sacramento the night before. Now the simple way to back out the line would be to adjust the spread 6 points when the game is played on the Wizards home court. Anyways, the line was wrong the last time these teams met as the Wizards won the game outright and tonight its clearly off by at least 2 and maybe 3 points. I believe the Wizards are live in this game playing at home in a no D type of game. I don't want to hear about revenge and all that bull shit. It's just another game on the schedule and lets not forget that for all the success the Suns have had they've had little success on the road vs. healthy above .500 teams. That being said I'm looking to bet on the Wizards tonight.
Dallas at Orlando - Dallas opens as a 5 points favorite on the road. Well guess what I have no interest betting against the Mavs vs. a Magic team playing their fourth game in five nights. I don't know about you but I would be surprised if Dallas loses this game as they seem to be able to pull out all the stops to win almost every game they play. Betting against them tonight vs. a club in a bad spot wouldn't seem on paper to be a bright idea. I'm not laying the chalk but I don't want the points. In other words good luck and enjoy your headache because that's what +/- 5 probably is in this game.
New Orleans at Philadelphia - I have no interest in this game. Seriously, imagine having to sit down and try to watch this snoozer? If you bet this game I would strongly recommend you making sure you have plenty of beer and it's cold because you're going to need it.
Denver at Seattle- Denver -2 on the road playing four games in five nights? Tell me this doesn't have "Sucker Bet" written all over it. I don't know about you but I have little to no interest in GAMBLING on this one.
Milwaukee at Clippers - I don't know what to make of this game but the Clippers laying 9.5/10 against any NBA team in my opinion is a dangerous bet. I'm not about to bet on a depleted Bucks team but LAC is such a coin flip these days that I don't know how anyone bets them as a favorite with any type of confidence?
Atlanta at Chicago - Well the Hawks are just what the Bulls need. The Bulls need to beat this team like a rented mule and get out of their mini slump. This Bulls team is so over rated. I wish I had unloaded on the Pacers last night. I did play them but for a very small amount since I hate laying chalk but -1 was worth it.
College Hoops
The one game which bettors are sure to jump on is BC -1.5 at home over Florida State. BC lost their big man Sean Williams for the season for some sort of academic or team rules violation. Anyways, this BC team isn't very good without him. I'm not sure taking +1.5 on the road is a great bet but I want nothing to do with BC right now as I believe the value is in going against them.
Indiana at Illinois- Well here is your classic big 10 "Sucker Bet." Sure seems like I see about 5 of these every week in the big ten. Here we have an Illinois team in desperate need of a win vs. a decent Indiana team which has proven they can play on the road in this conference. It sure looks real easy taking Indiana and laying a couple points but I simply say "Buyer Beware". I'm not betting this game as Illinois has done nothing to impress me.
Well for those of you following the Australian Open it sure looks like Serena is Cinderella. However, I don't buy it for one minute. I don't think there is any chance she wins this tournament. Sharapova is likely waiting in the wings to destroy Vadisova or Serena. I have no doubt Sharapova is going to the Finals. For some odd reason Clijsters is the favorite by the odds which makes absolutely no sense to me. You're telling me if Sharapova and Clijsters face each other Clijsters will be favored? Bull shit.
Well that's enough for this special edition of talking sports with Handy.
Good luck and as always life is dandy being a cross sports capper named Handy!!
I hope you're all doing well and not too many of you got destroyed with the Patriots and Saints on Sunday. Wow, I thought I was going to nail both games and then the Indianapolis Colts came alive. Oh well.
Hoops have been treating me pretty well of late. I've had a couple of tough losses with some "Wounded Bears" but by and large things are going well. I'm not posting very much these days as I simply am not interested in writing a daily thread but from time to time I'm going to drop by with some NBA thoughts.
First off I simply don't understand this Super Bowl Line of Indy -7? Prior to Sunday's games I was able to pick up an early line of AFC -5.5 and you better believe I jumped all over that. I have no idea which team most are going to bet but I would assume it's the Colts. However, as I surf the message boards and talk to friends I'm finding a lot of love for the Bears +7. I just think you have to be crazy to bet against the Colts in this game. One number that is really eye popping is -250 ML for a 7 point spread. That number should be more like -340? I believe the Colts roll in this game simply by stacking the box and forcing Grossman to win it through the air. Plus, the Colts have arguably the greatest clutch field goal kicker of all time in Vinatieri. I don't know man if you like the Bears I would be very careful making that bet. If Grossman gives the Colts a couple of short fields it's going to be lights out. I hear a lot of people talk about the Bears defense. Yeah, so the Saints didn't get it done in adverse conditions but lets not forget what the Seahawks did to them as well as the other teams which faced them the last few games of the year. Plsu, I believe they're minus Brown for this game who plays in the secondary. All right enough about that. Good luck with what ever you're going to play but please don't tell me you have a system because I don't give a shit about it.
As for the NBA there is one line which has me shaking my head. That's the Suns -5 at Washington. I know the Suns are rolling and have won a shit load of games in a row but this number is wrong folks. Think about this for a moment. When Washington played at Phoenix a few weeks back they were a 9/9.5/10 pt. underdog and they were playing the second of a back to back after beating Sacramento the night before. Now the simple way to back out the line would be to adjust the spread 6 points when the game is played on the Wizards home court. Anyways, the line was wrong the last time these teams met as the Wizards won the game outright and tonight its clearly off by at least 2 and maybe 3 points. I believe the Wizards are live in this game playing at home in a no D type of game. I don't want to hear about revenge and all that bull shit. It's just another game on the schedule and lets not forget that for all the success the Suns have had they've had little success on the road vs. healthy above .500 teams. That being said I'm looking to bet on the Wizards tonight.
Dallas at Orlando - Dallas opens as a 5 points favorite on the road. Well guess what I have no interest betting against the Mavs vs. a Magic team playing their fourth game in five nights. I don't know about you but I would be surprised if Dallas loses this game as they seem to be able to pull out all the stops to win almost every game they play. Betting against them tonight vs. a club in a bad spot wouldn't seem on paper to be a bright idea. I'm not laying the chalk but I don't want the points. In other words good luck and enjoy your headache because that's what +/- 5 probably is in this game.
New Orleans at Philadelphia - I have no interest in this game. Seriously, imagine having to sit down and try to watch this snoozer? If you bet this game I would strongly recommend you making sure you have plenty of beer and it's cold because you're going to need it.
Denver at Seattle- Denver -2 on the road playing four games in five nights? Tell me this doesn't have "Sucker Bet" written all over it. I don't know about you but I have little to no interest in GAMBLING on this one.
Milwaukee at Clippers - I don't know what to make of this game but the Clippers laying 9.5/10 against any NBA team in my opinion is a dangerous bet. I'm not about to bet on a depleted Bucks team but LAC is such a coin flip these days that I don't know how anyone bets them as a favorite with any type of confidence?
Atlanta at Chicago - Well the Hawks are just what the Bulls need. The Bulls need to beat this team like a rented mule and get out of their mini slump. This Bulls team is so over rated. I wish I had unloaded on the Pacers last night. I did play them but for a very small amount since I hate laying chalk but -1 was worth it.
College Hoops
The one game which bettors are sure to jump on is BC -1.5 at home over Florida State. BC lost their big man Sean Williams for the season for some sort of academic or team rules violation. Anyways, this BC team isn't very good without him. I'm not sure taking +1.5 on the road is a great bet but I want nothing to do with BC right now as I believe the value is in going against them.
Indiana at Illinois- Well here is your classic big 10 "Sucker Bet." Sure seems like I see about 5 of these every week in the big ten. Here we have an Illinois team in desperate need of a win vs. a decent Indiana team which has proven they can play on the road in this conference. It sure looks real easy taking Indiana and laying a couple points but I simply say "Buyer Beware". I'm not betting this game as Illinois has done nothing to impress me.
Well for those of you following the Australian Open it sure looks like Serena is Cinderella. However, I don't buy it for one minute. I don't think there is any chance she wins this tournament. Sharapova is likely waiting in the wings to destroy Vadisova or Serena. I have no doubt Sharapova is going to the Finals. For some odd reason Clijsters is the favorite by the odds which makes absolutely no sense to me. You're telling me if Sharapova and Clijsters face each other Clijsters will be favored? Bull shit.
Well that's enough for this special edition of talking sports with Handy.
Good luck and as always life is dandy being a cross sports capper named Handy!!
