12-19-08

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Larry Ness' 25-Club-NBA (1st TY!)

Larry extended his current BKB run to SIX-IN-A-ROW, winning with Troy in CBB and Portland in the NBA (Thu). What better time for one of his 25-Club plays, which represent his 25 years in the business and carries a 10* rating! It's his 1st 25-Club of TY's NBA season (did win in CBB w/Okla on Nov 26) and it's "not to be missed!"


Detroit Pistons

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Brandon Lang

Friday College Hoops ...
5 Dime Richmond -

FREE - New Orleans (college hoops)

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Scott Spreitzer's NBA NON-CONF BLOWOUT GAME OF THE WEEK! *2-0!


My Non-Conf Blowout is a play on the Cavaliers.

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BIG AL's 88% FRIDAY NIGHT COLLEGE HOOPS BANK SHOT.

At 7 pm, our selection is on the Richmond Spiders plus the points over Wake Forest.

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Wayne Root

Chairman- Richmond
Millionaire- Toronto

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DRBOB opinion, no best bets

Friday NBA Opinion
NEW YORK (-4) over Milwaukee
Milwaukee has been an underrated team this season (17-9-1 ATS), but the Knicks are playing much better than they were early in the season after making a couple of big trades in November. The key acquisition was Al Harrington from the Warriors, as Harrington has been a scoring machine in Mike D'Antoni's system and has led a resurgence. The improvement hasn't shown up in the win-loss column yet because the Knicks have been playing a lot of road games, but New York has covered the spread in 7 consecutive games and 9 of their last 10 and have beaten most of the mediocre and bad teams on their schedule since acquiring Harrington. The line has adjusted, as the Knicks opened as a 2 1/2 point favorite and are now at -4 points, but my ratings favor New York by 4 1/2 points and the Knicks qualify in a decent 143-84-4 ATS revenge situation. I'll lean with New York at -4 1/2 or less.

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ppp
3 mavs
3 nuggets

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BEN BURNS

I'm playing on DENVER. The Cavaliers have been playing great but were cooled off the last time they faced a quality team, losing at Atlanta. The Cavs did blow out Minnesota last time out but tonight's opponent is much stronger and this is a venue where they have really struggled. Note that the Cavs are 0-3 here the last three seasons (1-7 the last 8) including double-digit losses in each of the last two. Yes, the Nuggets lost last time out, falling 108-96 at Houston. They haven't lost consecutive games since Nov. 1 and 5 though. Its no coincidence that those dates coincide with the addition of Chauncey Billups. Indeed, since the Iverson/Billups trade, the Nuggets are 16-5. Additionally, the Nuggets have been great at bouncing back from a bad loss. In fact, they're 4-0 SU/ATS the last four times that they were coming off a double-digit loss and a highly profitable 8-1 SU/ATS the last nine times that they were coming off a game in which they allowed 105 or more points. Despite failing to cover at Cleveland last month, the Nuggets are still an outstanding 42-23-3 ATS their last 68 games against teams from the Eastern Conference. They're also 6-2-1 ATS the last nine times that they were playing with 'revenge.' Catching the Cavs at less than 100%, look for them to serve up some payback from the earlier loss at Cleveland. *Personal Favorite

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BEN BURNS

I'm playing on the Nuggets and Cavaliers to finish UNDER the number. When thinking of these teams, most think of Denver's high-scoring Denver offense and Lebron James putting up big numbers for Cleveland. It's true that Lebron does score a lot of points and also that Denver is more than capable of doing the same. That being said, what many people don't realize is quite how good both these defenses have been lately. The Cavs have been terrific on defense all season and currently rank #1 in the entire league, allowing an average of less than 90 points per game. Meanwhile, the Nuggets have also really improved their defense this season. In fact, they're holding opponents to a 42.7 shooting percentage. That's the best mark in the West and ranks third in the NBA, behind only the Cavs and the Celtics. After limiting Dallas to 88 points the previous day, the Nuggets didn't play well defensively at Houston last time out, allowing 108 points. Coach Karl wasn't happy with his team, stating that it was his team's: "worst defensive game of the year." Denver has seen the UNDER go 6-3 this season after allowing 105 or more points and I expect a much better effort on the defensive side of the ball this evening. The Cavs have seen the UNDER go 40-29-2 in non-conference games the last 71 times. They've also seen the UNDER go 9-3 their last 12 trips to Denver. Look for Karl's comments to ignite the Denver defense and for tonight's game to also prove lower-scoring than expected. *Best Bet