2-18-09

[Mr. IWS]

Re: 2-18-09

Thank You for purchasing the Booooj’s NBA Game of the Month…
Denver (36-17) vs. Philadelphia (27-25)
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
35 units on Denver (-1) over Philadelphia

When I first saw the line on this game at Denver -1, I was pleasantly surprised. I had figured they would be about a 3.5 point favorite when I first circled this game. Philadelphia is coming in off of a loss in Indiana last night which was not even as close as the final score would indicate, while Denver was resting comfortably in their Philadelphia hotel waiting for the Sixers to arrive in their home town. This is just one reason why I like Denver in this game. There are plenty of on the court reasons as well. The Nuggets have been one of the most pleasant surprises in the NBA this season, sitting in 2nd place in the Western Conference. The addition of Chauncey Billups has brought stability to the offense and given them a championship caliber leader at the point. Billups has made everyone around him better, most notably Nene Hilario, who is averaging nearly 15 points per game and over 8 rebounds per at the Center position. With Elton Brand out for the season, the Nuggets match up favorably at every position on the floor with the Sixers. Thaddeus Young is having a solid season, but I expect he will have some problems on the offensive end matching up with Kenyon Martin and Chris Anderson. The Sixers may keep it close in the 1st half, but look for Denver to pull away in the 2nd. Denver by 8-12.

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Seabass:

200 URI
100 VaTech
50, Buff, WMich
20 FSU
Steam (100) LSU

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Asa 5*
Youngstown State

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STAN SHARP

UTEP tonight (double dime).

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RAS

# 548
Northern Illinois/Central Michigan (Under 133.5)
Rating: 1.00


RAS

Rotation: 529
Massachusetts/Rhode Island (Over 154.5)
Rating: 1.00




RAS

Rotation #590 Tennessee/Mississippi (Under 151) 1.00 UNIT


RAS

#626 Cal State Northridge/UC Irvine (Under 138.5) 1.00 UNIT

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indiancowboy

4 Unit Play. #526. Take NC Wilmington +10.5 over Old Dominion (Wednesday @ 7pm est). Great game yesterday as Vandy gets it done for us although the first half might have given you a coronary. For today's action, I nearly settled on Florida as they come back home off of back to back losses and will likely look for a blowout against the Tide. But, the Tide were imperssive against South Carolina at home only losing by 2 so I laid off. Instead, let's look at a classic type of play we like to roll with and that is a home dog that is catching a butt load of points on revenge. Such is the case with the Seahawks today. We are 2-0 on the week and we will look to the Seahawks to get us to 3-0 and get a nice stranglehold on the winning week. The Seahawks are 6-21 SU. There is no doubt when you look at the SU record of this team they are abysmal. But, this team at home does have the capacity to play well. Remember, this is the same team that beat a top VCU team by 9, lost to James Madison by 6 at home who is a top 125 team, lost to Hofstra by 2 at home who is a top 140 team and lost to Richmond at home by 7 who is also a top 125 team. Yes, these two met earlier this year and NC Wilmington got drilled by a score of 57-87. But, what if I told you they got drilled by a similar margin against VCU on the road earlier this year by a score of 59-88 only to come back home and defeat the same team 81-72. The difference between NC Wilmington at home and on the road is that they can shoot at the friendly confines of their gym as compared to the on the road they can't shoot worth a lick as it is obvious. Look for NC Wilmington, who comes off a tight loss to Georgia State on the road by just 3, as they return home, with revenge, in a similar game as the VCU contest (who is a top 100 team as compared to ODU who is a top 125 team), who has covered their last 6 of 7, and their last 3 at home to be very game for this contest.

4 Unit Play. Take Minnesota +9.5 over the Miami Heat (Wednesday @ 7:30pm est). Let's ride the Twolves once again as they hit the road to Miami. One of my most favorite plays is to fade a team off of a new trade. I faded the Pistons the first few days from the AI trade and we cashed just fine. In that same token, I am going to fade the Miami Heat today as O'Neal and Moon cross over for them. It takes a team to get used to new players and consequently this team will have some hiccups today and will not be in complete sync until the first few games are done and over with. Do note however, that I think this is a great trade for the Heat as this adds more scoring, a rebounding presence and O'Neal will fit into the half court game the Heat have here. The Heat are a dynamic looking team with young talent and Moon will fit right in with the solid young guards that Miami has. But, this will take time to gel and I like the Timberwolves today to stay inside single digits. Look, this team should have won at Washington given their slow start, massive come back, at one point leading by 5 late in this game only to lose the game and cover. Miami beat this team by 3 points on the road earlier this year so Minny has revenge from that game, tack on the fact they are beginning to play better with no Al Jefferson for the year and Mchale is giving some of his young players such as Cardinal and McCants more time to build the depth of this team, I like the Twolves to hang tough in a low scoring contest. I believe it will take some time for the Heat to gel and the Twolves are beginning to figure out how to play with out Jefferson as the top five plus, the some of the reserves are making up the ground. The Twolves are 14-3 ATS when facing a team on the road with a winning record.
gl,

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ASA
4* Raptors Over
5* Youngtown St
3* Indiana St
3* Ole Miss

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teddy june

west virginia
wisc milwaukee
northwestern private players club

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teddy covers
ball st 20* big ticket

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Doc's Sports Picks For NBA Basketball







3-Unit Play #501 Take Cleveland -7 ½ Over Toronto (7 p.m. EST, Wednesday)

We were originally looking at the total for this game but upon further inspection we came out with the Cavs as the play. Tonight we have one of the worst offensive teams in the league (Toronto) going up against the best defense in the league (Cleveland). The Raptors have really struggled to get points against strong defenses lately. They managed 91 against the Spurs, 92 against the Hornets and just 83 in the last meeting with these Cavs earlier in the month. In fact, Cleveland has dominated this series lately with four straight wins and covers. This team is well rested and we feel they will play their best offensively and defensively and we see this one as a double-digit win for the favorites.



3-Unit Play #509 Take Orlando/New Orleans UNDER 189 (8 p.m. EST, Wednesday)

We always like to play the under when two top defenses square off – especially when the posted number is over 185 – and that is the case tonight. The Magic are No. 6 in the NBA defensively while the Hornets sit at No. 3. We expect another defensive battle tonight, just like these teams have engaged in many times in the history of this series. Five straight meetings and nine of the last 10 have gone under the posted total. The last meeting this season between these clubs was one of the lowest scoring games of the season and the final wound up at 158. We don’t think this one will be that drastic, but we thing it will wind up in the mid-to-low 180s.



4-Unit Play #522 Take LA Clippers +8 Over Phoenix (10:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday)

We came close to making this our Game of the Week but there is another game later in the week we think will be better so we held back. But we love this situation here tonight. The Clippers got smacked around last night in Phoenix and lost by 40 points. However, when teams play on back-to-back nights like this – especially after a blowout – the losing team always gives a much better effort in the second game. And now the Clippers are at home. The Suns are a HUGE public play here with the majority of the action coming in on them yet the line isn’t moving and some places have even dropped this number to 7 ½. That tells us the oddsmakers want more money to come in on Phoenix and that is a good sign. The Suns are one of the most overrated teams in the NBA and they have only covered 18 games all season. The Clippers have covered four straight in this series before that ugly loss last night.