Runner's ugly NBA picks week #2, plays for Tuesday

[chiachu]

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Well the Sonics was an ugly, ugly pick to say the least.

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?the pick for the sonics tomrrow right?

[Runner Runner]

YTD 7-4 (2-0 today), GS won outright and Lakers won and barely covered.

Yes, Sonics +7, Sac +7.5 and Utah +8.5 road dogs for Wednesday. I should advise that the Sonics line may move in the other direction now, so if you want to play them you should maybe wait for a better price then I got this afternoon. I like taking over 6 points in spots like this where teams have a decent chance of winning outright, I especially like 8.5 pts in a Utah/NJ game that should be low scoring.

[Runner Runner]

Add NY +1.5, I was leaning this way, and have received some good confirmation on the strength of this play due to Portland being such a weak team.

[aLOWdAkING]

Do you think the line will move in favor for us on NY since they're 0-3 and ppl will probably place bets on portland, thus giving us a better line?

[Runner Runner]

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Do you think the line will move in favor for us on NY since they're 0-3 and ppl will probably place bets on portland, thus giving us a better line?


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I don't think so. I think the public understands how bad Portland is and that L. Brown will inevitably make New York a better team.

[aLOWdAkING]

What do you think of the Lakers as +5.5 against the Twolves. The Wolves arent particularly strong, and LA has been pretty decent this year and always seems to play up to the level of their competition.

[Runner Runner]

I am staying away from that one. I see the Wolves as being equal or slightly better then the Lakers. Give the Wolves about 3 pts for being at home and 1 pt because L.A just played yesterday. I would play L.A at +7, but not at +5.5.

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I am staying away from that one. I see the Wolves as being equal or slightly better then the Lakers.

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I would be interested in hearing your rationale for this. I don't like the Wolves at all. Weaknesses at PG, SG, and C. Of course a monster at PF. The Lakers' starting 5 seems more solid in my opinion, albeit certainly with question marks. I don't like the Lakers' bench; Minnesota's might be better.

The only reason I would consider not taking the Lakers tonight is that they played last night in Atlanta.

[Runner Runner]

Early play for Thursday: L.A Clippers -3 over Atlanta

I know, I know. I got burnt playing Seattle and Sacramento before their game the day before. I will now be more cautious in making early plays. This one however will not move in the other direction, even if half the Clipper team winds up with the flu.

[scott8]

Personally, I like the ATL ML in that game.

It will be the CLippers 3rd game in 4 nights, all on the road. ATL actually outplayed the Lakers in the first half yesterday IMO.