A lot of people on covers seem to like the Blazers tomorrow, which leaves me some concern. Either way, the Blazers have a rebounding and big bench advantage. The Nuggets came back and beat the Jazz last night, but rookie Tywon Lawson played tremendous in the 4th quarter and without him, I'm not so sure they win. The Nuggets are stuck with Aaron Afflalo at SG, and don't expect Brandon Roy to have two subpar shooting nights in a row. The Blazers were also very good at home last year and the Nuggets were inconsistent on the road. I don't think 7 points is a great value for the Blazers because the Nuggets are a good team that's capable of winning this one, so I'll take the first two quarters and the half.

Spurs -3.5
Spurs 2Q -any
Spurs 1H -any

The Spurs are aging everyday, but they are finally 100% healthy. Ginobli, Duncan, and Parker look to challenge the Lakers in the Western Conference this year with the addition of Richard Jefferson. On the other side, the Bulls are back again with mostly the same faces, except for Jannero Pargo, who is very underrated but has to fight for time behind Hinrich and Rose (unless he plays as an undersized SG). The Bulls ended last season with a thrilling 7 game series against the Celtics and look to improve this year with a healthy Luol Deng, and John Salmons has looked good in preseason. The key to this game will be bench play, where the Spurs are stacked. Ginobli, Blair, Ratliff, Hill, Mason, and McDyess should dominate Hinrich, Pargo, Miller, Gibson, and the other role players for the Bulls.

posted ytd is (1-1), took yesterday off

GL