4-18-10

[Mr. IWS]

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King Creole Sports 4/18

2* Orlando
2* Phx
1* Phx over

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jeff benton sunday

Sunday's Action
15 Dime: BOBCATS

10 Dime: SPURS


Bobcats

This line is seriously inflated. If you look at the Bobcats-Magic regular-season series, you’ll see Orlando won the first meeting in a rout (93-81 as a four-point road favorite), but after that, here were the final scores:

Magic 97-91 at home, Magic 106-95 in overtime on the road, Bobcats 96-89 on the road. Obviously, that overtime contest could’ve gone either way, and the final score was kind of a fluke.

Orlando is a team that relies heavily on perimeter shooting, and the Bobcats finished the regular season with the second-best three-point defense in the NBA, allowing opponents to convert just 33.8 percent of their attempts from beyond the arc. And when you look at the Magic’s point totals in recent meetings, it’s obvious that Charlotte gives them trouble. Take away two overtime games, and the Magic have scored 89, 97, 93, 98, 92, 90 and 93 in the last seven meetings.

Clearly, the Magic have the advantage of playoff experience – they were in the NBA Finals last year, while Charlotte is back in the postseason for the first time since the Hornets played in Charlotte. However, the Bobcats finished the season strong, winning 16 of their last 22 meaningful games, including nine of the last 12 (including the seven-point upset at Orlando). The Bobcats also ended the season on ATS upswings of 6-2-1 against winning teams, 6-0-1 against Southeast Division squads, 4-0 on Sunday and an impressive 34-16-1 as a big underdog (5 to 10½ points).

Finally, Orlando is not immune to struggling out of the gate in the postseason. Last year, long before they got to the Finals against the Lakers, the Magic opened the playoffs with a 100-98 home loss to the pedestrian 76ers as a 9½-point home favorite. They also lost Game 3 in Philly and failed to cover in their first four playoff contests (all against the Sixers, who took the series to six games). Trust me, this Bobcats squad – guided by veteran coach Larry Brown – is WAY better than last year’s 76ers.

Take the points and look for a tight contest throughout.


Spurs

I don’t hesitate for a second to back the Spurs once again at Dallas, despite losing with the exact same play in Wednesday’s regular-season finale (when the Mavericks beat San Antonio 96-89 as a five-point home favorite). The reason I’m not hesitating is I still don’t trust Dallas as a home favorite – who the hell would? This team started the season with a 102-91 home loss to the crappy Wizards as an eight-point home chalk and ended the year in a 7-28-1 ATS slump at home (going 6-27-1 ATS as a home favorite)

Meanwhile, even with Wednesday’s loss in Dallas, the Spurs ended the regular season on an 18-8 SU and ATS run, going 8-4 SU and ATS in the last 12. They also proved their road toughness down the stretch, going 9-6 SU and 10-5 ATS in their last 15 road games.\

True, Dallas also ended the season strong, winning eight of 10 (SU and ATS) including a five-game season-ending SU and ATS winning streak. Now here comes the “yeah, but” – yeah, but the Mavericks have had just one winning streak longer than five games since 2007-08 (that was a 13-game run from mid-February to mid-March). Also you have to go back to the start of the 2006 playoffs for the last time the Mavericks cashed in six consecutive games – we’re talking a total of 366 regular-season and postseason games with a six-game ATS run!

Don’t believe the nonsense that the Spurs are over the hill, guys. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker are still as good a trio of teammates as there is in the NBA, and they’re going to give the Mavericks a very, very tough series – starting tonight in Game 1. Grab the points with San Antonio, which is 5-1 ATS in its last six in the role of short underdog (less than five points) and 6-1 ATS in its last seven when coming off a defeat.

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HRC PREMIUM NBA ACTION-April 18th

Capper: Deano (Handicappers Paradise)

Play Strengths
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2* Action
5* Selection (Rated)
8* Premium (Rated)
10* Diamond (Rated)
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[709] Oklahoma City |2*|+8|B+0|ESPN|3:00 pm EST

[716] Phoenix |2*|-7.5|B+0|ESPN|10:30 pm EST

Note*
108-73-5 Overall in NBA
55-39-3 on NBA 2*
9-3 NBA Run

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ATS Lock Club

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5 Phoneix -8
4 Dallas -4.5

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Rudy NYC Sports Plays of the Day -04/18/10 (36-16 MLB)

3-1 +6.00 units (Yesterday)
36-16 +47.89 units (2010 MLB Season to date)
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972 Sunday, 4/18/2010 Toronto Blue Jays ( -127.0) 5 units
1:05pm EST @ Toronto Blue Jays

(first 5 RATED PLAY of the year)


962 Sunday, 4/18/2010 San Diego Padres ( -105.0) 3 units
4:05pm EST San Diego Padres


963 Sunday, 4/18/2010 Los Angeles Dodgers/San Francisco Giants Over 8.5 2 units
4:10pm EST @ Los Angeles Dodgers

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King Creole Sports 4/18
2* Orl
2* Phx
1* Phx over

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James patrick 4/18

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Orlando 5*
phoenix 3*

confirmed

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MVPLocks

Dallas Mavericks -4
Phoenix Suns -8

Minnesota Twins -189

Pittsburgh Penguins -130
Chicago Blackhawks -1.5 goals @ +110

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KIKI SPORTS

Sunday April 18th

1 unit Orlando -10
2 units Yankees -165
1 unit Tampa Bay +130

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Ben Burns

10* TOP Eastern Conf Total

Orlando/Charlotte Under 188

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Ats baseball lock club 4/18

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4 Units on Cleveland (-115) 1:05pmET
3 Units on Washington (even) 1:35pmET

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Jimmy Boyd

5* LAKERS

3* TRAIL BLAZERS

3* ST LOUIS CARDINALS

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Billy Coleman

4* Char/Orl Under 187.5

4* SF/LAD Under 8.5
3* Clev -120
3* Cinn -120

3* Phx/Det Under 5

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Nba odds movement:

Trailblazers +8.5