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Milwaukee Bucks @ Denver Nuggets Tuesday November 18, 2008 9:00 pm
Take the Milwuakee Bucks +9.5 over the Denver NuggetsMilwaukee is off of two overtime games, the first a win over Memphis on the road, the last a loss to Boston at home.  The Bucks are playing better.  Andrew Bogut is mixing it up inside and TJ Ford is playing well at the ... read more

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Detroit Pistons @ Phoenix Suns Sunday November 16, 2008 8:00 pm
canisiusnotes.indd Phoenix is off of an overtime win at Sacramento, 97-95.  They did it without Steve Nash who was serving a one-game suspension for fighting in a previous game.  The Suns have Nash back but will not have Matt Barnes, suspension, and Leandro Barbosa, death ... read more

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San Antonio Spurs @ Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday November 12, 2008 8:00 pm
Take the UNDER in Spurs-Bucks   The Spurs are without Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.  The Spurs beat the Knicks holding NY’s high-powered offense to 80 points.  SA is last in the league in getting to the line and also are one of the best in not committing ... read more

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Dallas Mavericks Tuesday November 11, 2008 8:30 pm
Take Dallas over LA Lakers   How many teams last year were never an underdog on their home court?  Dallas was one of only three team to have not been a dog at home.  They had a 35-8 SU record at home.  They are not looking quite as good under new coach Rick ... read more

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Memphis Grizzlies @ Phoenix Suns Monday November 10, 2008 9:00 pm
Take Memphis over Phoenix Phoenix just finished a four game road trip back East where they went 3-1.  In the only two games the Suns have lost this year, they were held to under 100 points.  Every win they scored 103+ points.,  Memphis is playing very good defense ... read more

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Portland Trailblazers @ Orlando Magic Monday November 10, 2008 7:00 pm
Take Orlando over Portland   Portland starts an East coast road trip tonight in Orlando.  Orlando is playing very good defense ranked fifth in defensive efficiency.  In three of their six games they have held opponents below 40% shooting.  As a contrast, ... read more

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Phoenix Suns @ Indiana Pacers Wednesday November 5, 2008 7:00 pm
Take OVER in Phoenix – Indianapolis   Phoenix is playing very well offensively, quite efficient.  Indy had the third fastest tempo last year in the league.  This year they added super-fast PG T.J. Ford.  A trend that is 28-5 the past three years is ... read more

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Boston Celtics @ Houston Rockets Tuesday November 4, 2008 8:30 pm
Both teams are having offensive problems with Boston only shooting 40.9% and Houston 40.5% ranking them 26th and 27th respectively.  However, both teams play very good defense.  Last year Boston was #1 in defensive efficiency with Houston #2 in the league.  This ... read more

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Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Clippers Friday October 31, 2008 10:30 pm
Take LA Clippers +2 over Denver Being embarrassed on national TV can give a team a lift in their next game.  The Lakers destroyed the Clippers by 39 points Wednesday night.  Former Warrior Baron Davis held a closed door team meeting where voices got loud.  Denver ... read more

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Sacramento Kings @ Miami Heat Friday October 31, 2008 7:30 pm
Take Sacramento +6.5 over Miami Miami was 4-14 against the point spread last year as a favorite.  The Heat are starting 2 rookies and are undersized with Udonis Haslem starting at center.  Kings rookie F Jason Thompson tallied a double-double in his first game.  ... read more

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Memphis Grizzlies @ Houston Rockets Wednesday October 29, 2008 8:30 pm
Take Memphis – Houston UNDER 191 Memphis has played much better defense this preseason than last year.  New addition Marc Gasol in the middle should help the weak Grizzly interior.  Houston has a lot of injuries:  Shane Battier is probably out tonight and ... read more

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Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs Wednesday October 29, 2008 8:00 pm
Phoenix – San Antonio UNDER 187 Phoenix is no longer the run and gun team it used to be.  New coach Terry Porter is stressing defense to a team that was rarely ever heard that word last year.  There will be more half-court sets, post-ups, and plays run than in ... read more

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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics Tuesday October 28, 2008 8:00 pm
Take Cleveland over Boston A great situational spot for Cleveland.  Boston has the ceremonies before the tipoff of the game to receive their championship rings.  Do you remember who the Celtics beat along the way to the Eastern Division title?  Yep, the Cleveland ... read more

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics Tuesday June 17, 2008 9:00 pm
Take Boston over LA  <p> In Game 5, the LA bigs played their best game of the series with Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom combining for 39 points, 14 of 20, and 24 rebounds.  While there is a reasonable chance they will have another good game as it appears Kendrick Perkins, ... read more

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Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers Sunday June 15, 2008 9:05 pm
The pace has remained fairly consistent in each of the first four games. Three of the four games have gone UNDER the lined total. Except for the game where Boston shot below 35%, they other two games went UNDER by an average of 4.5 points. I just don’t see Boston coming ... read more

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Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers Thursday June 12, 2008 9:00 pm
Take the Celtics +7.5 over LA Either team could have legitimately won any of the first three games in this series.  Comebacks and runs have been common so far.  If you are a Laker fan or backer, in my mind you should be disappointed or at the least have trepidations and ... read more

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics Sunday June 8, 2008 9:00 pm
Take the OVER in LA-Boston!<p>LA only committed 8 turnovers in Game 1.  After shooting 50% in the first half, they only shot 33% on 13-39 for the rest of the game, 5 for 20 in the fourth quarter.  The Lakers were killed on the boards, 33 to 46, with the margin even ... read more

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics Thursday June 5, 2008 9:00 pm
Take Boston over LA Thursday The play of Kendrick Perkins against the Pistons was impressive, especially his hustle. It was helped by the excellent penetration of Rajon Rondo and the Detroit defense rotating over. Perkins will be on Pau Gasol. Stopping Gasol’s ... read more

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Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons Friday May 30, 2008 8:30 pm
Take Detroit over Boston <p> Detroit is 6-0 straight-up and against-the-spread over the past 5 seasons when facing an elimination game at home.  Rip Hamilton is going to be in the line-up tonight after hyper-extending his elbow Wednesday.  He has had two days of therapy.  ... read more

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San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers Thursday May 29, 2008 9:00 pm
Take San Antonio-LA Lakers UNDER 194 <p> San Antonio’s offense has been the main reason the Spurs are down in this series.  Three of the four games the Spurs have held the Lakers to a below 100 defensive efficiency rating.  In those games LA is shooting ... read more

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Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics Wednesday May 28, 2008 8:30 pm
Take the UNDER in Detroit-Boston Three of the four games in the Eastern Championship Series have gone UNDER the total. All three of those games had one team with an offensive efficiency rating below 100. The one game that went over had both teams shooting within 1.5% of 50% from ... read more

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Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs Sunday May 25, 2008 8:30 pm
Take San Antonio over LA The Spurs couldnt have played a worse game in Game 2 than if they tried. They shot below 35%, allowed LA to shoot almost 55%, and had half as many trips to the free throw line as the Lakers. This came after their meltdown in Game 1 where they had a 20 ... read more

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Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons Saturday May 24, 2008 8:30 pm
Take Boston over Detroit Everybody knows Bostons terrible road record in the playoffs. That includes the Pistons. Sure, this is the playoffs and every game counts, etc, etc, etc. However, even the smallest of edge in professional sports can help a team cover, or not cover, ... read more

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Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics Thursday May 22, 2008 8:30 pm
Play the UNDER in Detroit-Boston <p> Boston was #1 in defensive efficiency this season in the NBA and Detroit was #4.  Detroit also was the slowest paced team in the league.  In Game 1, Boston was able to shoot over 50% and the game still went UNDER the total.  ... read more

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Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics Tuesday May 20, 2008 8:30 pm
Take UNDER 174 in Detroit Boston! Boston has just one day of rest versus six for Detroit. Don't see Boston running like they did in the final game against Cleveland. Also, preparation time for Detroit is obviously minimal. Over the past five years, if a team won their previous ... read more

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San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets Monday May 19, 2008 8:30 pm
Each home team in this series has won by double digits with an average margin of 18 points. New Orleans has done well after not getting an ATS win, going 21-5. Over the past ten years, home teams that are two possession or better favorites are 12-4 against the spread in Game ... read more

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New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs Thursday May 15, 2008 9:00 pm
We played the OVER 186.5 in Game 5 of this series. The pace had significantly increased in Games 3 and 4 played in San Antonio. The pace of Game 5 in the first half was in the exact same range as those games. Poor shooting by both squads, Spurs at 39.5% and the Hornets at 40.5%, ... read more

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San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets Tuesday May 13, 2008 9:30 pm
Take San Antonio New Orleans OVER! The pace in Games 3 and 4 of this series increased significantly. The Spurs are quickly looking for outlet passes to Ginobili or Parker to get the ball up court quickly. New Orleans Coach Byron Scott has continuously urged his team to ... read more

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New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs Sunday May 11, 2008 8:00 pm
Take New Orleans over San Antonio In Game 3, both teams picked up the pace. San Antonio started Manu Ginobili to help jump start the offense. New Orleans was double-teaming Tim Duncan in the first two games. The Spurs offense was sputtering. The Spurs wanted to avoid Duncan ... read more

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz Sunday May 11, 2008 3:30 pm
Take LA Lakers - Utah Jazz UNDER! The pace in Game 3 slowed down tremendously with Utah going home to Energy Solutions Arena with only 203 points scored, 12 below the 215 lined total. The pace was actually fairly slow, just a 90.3. Jerry Sloan, Utah's coach, realizes that ... read more

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