Posted Friday, February 27, 2009 01:51 PM
Cleveland @ San Antonio (+1.5) - No Ben Wallace, 2nd of a back-to-back, and on the road. Cleveland will lose to San Antonio, no question.
Oklahoma City (+10) @ Dallas - Oklahoma City is 3rd overall ATS at 34-22. Dallas is under .500 ATS, at 27-30. Oklahoma City may lose but will stick with the Mavs' and will surely cover.
Those are my first two 'easy' picks for the NBA; I will continue to do this for the rest of the season and post my record at the bottom of each post.
Current Record: 0-0-0
Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 08:51 AM
It's getting to that point in the year when college basketball really gets intense. Conference tournaments and then the Big Dance; what could be better? Great game after great game will take place, but well you pick them all correctly? If not, what is lacking in your decision making? Assuming you are doing adequate research before locking in a pick, you may be overlooking some underlying factors. Home court advantage is a much greater factor in college sports than professional, and this should be compensated for. For example: February 24, unranked Boston College hosted 25th ranked Florida State, yet Boston College was favored 2.5. To the untrained eye, this could seem a sure lock for Florida State; they are ranked as opposed to unranked, are higher in the conference standings, and have the bigger household name. Yet BC is 'on the bubble' and Florida State is probably a shoo-in for the tourny, making BC's need to win the game that much greater. Also, never underestimate a senior leader such as Tyrese Rice, BC's point guard. Senior players are a rarity these days, escpecially really good ones. They often provide extra leadership in late game situations and take their time to a victory. This was the case here as well, Rice leading BC to a 72-67 victory and covering their spread.
Some advice for the upcoming weeks in betting: Follow the seniors. Seniors this year are more importan... [More]