...settle for the next best candidate for a nickel play. Last chance to hit it big this week.
I had the Over in the Thunder/Knicks "circled" three weeks in advance. I ended up not playing it because my confidence was low as i've been on a cold streak this week.
The Knick's mojo was high last night and they nearly beat the Thunder in the Garden. Tonight, i'll be backing another team with good mojo, the Minnesota Timberwolves. They'll host a team that is a very good defensive team but couldn't stop the Knicks' scoring barrage last night -- although there was a lot of help from Tracy McGrady.
The Thunder are 19-9 on the Over-Under when playing on 0-day rest for the last 3 seasons. This is also a revenge situation for the Timberwolves, so at the very least, the home team plays with extra motivation tonight -- on the offensive side, that is.
The troubling trend is that most of Minnesota's home games have gone Under the total. Last i checked, its something like 10-18 on the Over-Under for the 'Wolves' home games.
The Thunder played extra minutes in the Garden as last night's game went into OT. Hopefully, the tired Thunder squad will coalesce to the Timberwolves' game of "shoot-and-forget-to-defend" style of play.
For the record, this week's GOW:
550/500 Thunder/Timberwolves Over 201½ -110
BOL & cheers!
I'm glad the Bulls are HOT this week. This is setting up nicely for my GOM next week!
February's strongest plays; games i've circled on my calendar:
GAME OF THE WEEK for Feb 1-7:
Feb 5 - Philadelphia 76ers over the Hornets
GAME OF THE WEEK for Feb 8-11:
Feb 9 - Nuggets to blow-out the Mavericks.
Potential GAME OF THE WEEK for Feb 15-21:
Feb 17 - Pistons/Magic Under - NO PLAY
Feb 20 - Thunder/Knicks Over (best candidate) - passed, NO PLAY
Feb 21 - Thunder/Timberwolves Over
Potential GAME OF THE WEEK for Feb 22-28:
Feb 22: Hawks/Jazz Over
I've 2 GAME OF THE MONTH for February:
Feb 6 - Charlotte/New Orleans Under - NO PLAY
Feb 26 - Blazers to blow-out the Bulls