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VegasButcher - NBA 1 – 2 @ 0% for -1.2 Units
Boston Celtics +11
Boston competed pretty well in game 1 of this series with an average margin of only -6.3 throughout. This is the 3rd time these teams have met in the month of April (though one of the games was when CLE rested all of their key players) and by now there’s shouldn’t be too many surprises. The key to this game and series going forward are game-to-game adjustments. And who do you trust more with that, an up-and-coming NBA coach with an excellent game planning pedigree in Brad Stevens, or David Blatt, a guy who was on a brink of losing this Cleveland squad early in the year? I guess both are unproven still, but I’m willing to trust Stevens more as the job he’s done with the Celtics this year has been much more impressive than Blatt’, who inherited a stacked team. The line was -12 in game 1 of this series yet the Cavs barely covered. There’s an adjustment towards the Celtics in game 2 due to the ‘zig zag’ factor but it’s not large enough. I think Boston has a strong chance to stay within this inflated number tonight.
Dallas Mavericks +6.5
No ‘zig zag’ adjustment in this one, as the line actually increased by a full point here. I know part of that is due to Parsons missing shoot-around and being GTD for tonight, but he wasn’t a bit factor in game 1 and I believe the combo of Aminu and Jefferson should be fine. The bigger factor in Dallas’ favor is the improving health of Devin Harris, who only played 10 minutes in game 1. Hopefully he plays more as his ability to breakdown the defense and hit the outside shot is a huge advantage for the Mavs. Regardless, I expect a better showing from the Mavs in game 2. They lost by 10 in game 1 and the average margin throughout was only +8 Houston, so the game was fairly close, even though it might not have felt that way at times. Dallas only forced 13 TO’s in game 1, allowed 29 FBP’s, and got outshot at the FT-line by a 45 to 17 margin. These are all things that could be cleaned up for tonight and I think Dallas will. I expect a closer game today and will grab an extra point of ‘value’.
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VEGAS SHARP
3 Units
723 Washington Wizards +5 over Toronto Raptors
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Stephen nover
nba tuesday totals dominator! — over 191 – tor/was
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VegasButcher - MLB 14 – 9 for +4.26 Units
Tampa Bay Rays -119
Cleveland Indians -138
San Diego Padres -101
Los Angeles Dodgers -121
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Anthony Redd
40 DIME Winner # 3 in a Row
Washington Wizards
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Gabriel DuPont
40 Dime MLB Dog of the Day
Baltimore
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Jeff Benton
80 Dime Winner # 4 in a Row
MLB Dog Shocker
Boston Red Sox
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Craig Davis
40 DIME Eastern Conference Best Bet
Wizards
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Al DeMarco
Highest-Rated NBA Play of my Career
15 DIME BEST BET
Cavs First Half
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Brad Wilton
50 DIME Eastern Conference Living Lock
Cavaliers
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Chris Jordan
500♦ DOG OF THE MONTH
Phillies
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Matt Rivers
Blank Check Waive The Rating
Game of my Career Winner #28 of 44
Cavs First Half
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Scott DeLaney
30 Dime Opening Round
Teaser of the Year SIDE & TOTAL
Washington at Toronto
Traditional 4-point Basketball Teaser
Wizards and Wizards over
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Dave Essler
3* Under 207 Mil/Cle
1* Rays Padres Astros
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Indian Cowboy MLB
5-Unit Play. #977. Take Houston +100 over Seattle
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James Jones
3*MLB-Boston Red Sox ML+104
2* MLB-Seattle Mariners ML+100
2* NBA-Boston Celtics(+11)+100
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StraightUPWinners Sharp - Xavier Singleton
Sports Picks, April 21, 2015
MLB Play Of the Day
Miami Marlins vs Philadelphia Phillies
5-Units Marlins -119 @ 5dimes
5-Units Marlins TT Over 3.5 @ 5dimes
5-Units OVER 7.5 @ 5dimes
NHL play of the Day
Washington Capitals vs New York Islanders
5-Units Capitals +124 @ Heritage
NBA Game of the Year
Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors
10-Units Raptors -5 @ Heritage
5-Units Raptors ML -210 @ Heritage
Everything about Game 1 between these two teams was wrong. Washington's two greatest offensive weapons were 11 for 41 for 26 points. Toronto's back court wasn't any better going 8 for 30 for 22 points. The rock fight that was game 1 was ultimately a Wizards victory because they dominated the offensive glass getting 19 offensive rebounds. Even then Toronto took this game to overtime. Toronto is the much better offensive team. They don't want ugly games like this. The Raptors were 3rd in the NBA in offensive efficiency only trailing the Clippers and Warriors. They were the best offensive team in the Eastern Conference. At home, they will recover. Washington isn't nearly as good on the road, in fact, on the season, Washington has been outscored by 4 ppg on the road. Washington needs these games to be ugly, yet in the 3 regular season games, Toronto won All 3, scoring 106 ppg. Washington can't keep up with that pace. Toronto is a team that does rely on getting to the free throw line, they average 24.4 free throw attempts per game, 7th most in the NBA. . Washington ranks 23rd in that category. The refs weren't calling much in game 1 which allowed it to be an ugly, defensive type of game. That won't happen tonight. Refs Kennedy and Kirkland both are in top 20 in fouls called per game. Major Advantage Toronto. This will be a higher scoring game, there will be more fouls this game, this is a must win for Toronto, Toronto matches up well against Washington, these are the reasons its a GAME OF THE YEAR TORONTO WINNER!
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NonStopSportsPicks
MLB - 1.5* Rockies/Padres UNDER 10
NBA - 1.5* Mavericks +7
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NBA
6* Boston +11 7:00 ET
NHL
6* Calgary (-120) 10:00 ET
MLB
4* New York Yankees (+105) 7:08 ET
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