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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics Tuesday June 17, 2008 9:00 pm
UNDER in Boston – This is a brutal scheduling situation for playing basketball. After finishing up the game Sunday in Los Angeles both teams boarded a plane for a six hour flight back east. They then lost three hours in the process so the sun was already rising in the east ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers Sunday June 15, 2008 9:05 pm
LAKERS – Anyone who thought this series would be four games in and the Lakers would not have covered the spread in a single game is very close to being a genius! In all seriousness, it has been simply amazing what the Celtics have done so far in this series. However, this doesn’t ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers Thursday June 12, 2008 9:00 pm
OVER in Los Angeles – The cross-country trip (a six hour flight) with a short turnaround from Game Two on Sunday to Game Three on Tuesday seemed to take a lot out of both teams. Game Three ended up staying well under the total but look for Game Four to play out very differently. ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday June 10, 2008 9:00 pm
Play ON Los Angeles Lakers (-) vs Boston @ 9:05 PM ET – This line will look a little steep to many but the way the Lakers played in the fourth quarter of Game Two is precisely what they needed to be able to carry forward some momentum to Game Three in Los Angeles. Even though ... read more
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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics Sunday June 8, 2008 9:00 pm
Play ON Los Angeles Lakers (+) @ Boston @ 9:05 PM ET – The Lakers dropped Game One in Boston on Thursday but they should bounce right back on Sunday. Los Angeles did win each of the first two games of their first three series in these playoffs. It’s highly unlikely that ... read more
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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics Thursday June 5, 2008 9:00 pm
Play OVER the total in Boston vs Los Angeles Lakers @ 9:05 PM ET Thursday – This one is all about the match-ups. Of course, the odds maker knows that too and that’s why he installed a total of 195 on this game and yet, as of Monday morning, the total has dropped ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons Friday May 30, 2008 8:30 pm
Play OVER the total in Detroit vs Boston @ 8:35 PM ET – Considering that two of the last four games played in this series have not only gone over, they’ve both reached the 200 point mark, there is great line value with the low O/U number that continues to get posted on ... read more
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San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers Thursday May 29, 2008 9:00 pm
OVER the total in Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs @ 9:05 PM ET Not a single game in the Western Conference Finals has found its way over the total yet in this series. Of course, if the Lakers defend their home court tonight, this series is over! So, the question is whether ... read more
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Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics Wednesday May 28, 2008 8:30 pm
Play OVER the total in Boston vs Detroit @ 8:35 PM ET Three of the four games in this series have stayed under the total. However, the three that did stay under have just missed going over the total while the one that went over, absolutely crushed the number and flew over the total. ... read more
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Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs Tuesday May 27, 2008 9:00 pm
OVER the total in San Antonio vs Los Angeles Lakers @ 9:05 PM ET Once again Game Three stayed under the total and now all three of the games in this series have stayed under the total. However, that is likely to change tonight as we saw some things in Game Three that will carry ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons Monday May 26, 2008 8:30 pm
Play OVER the total in Detroit vs Boston @ 8:35 PM ET Game Three of this series just stayed under the total as it came up only about a bucket short. This was despite Ray Allen of the Celtics slipping back into his shooting slump as he only made 5 of 16 from the floor. This was also ... read more
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Los Angeles Lakers @ San Antonio Spurs Sunday May 25, 2008 8:30 pm
Play on OVER the total in San Antonio vs Los Angeles Lakers @ 8:35 PM ET The first two games in this series have averaged just 173 points per game. As a result, a total that opened up at 197.5 in Game One is now down to a 192.5 opener for Game Three. As you can see, there is value ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons Saturday May 24, 2008 8:30 pm
Play OVER the total in Detroit vs Boston @ 8:35 PM ET After scoring just 79 points in Game One of this series, the Pistons made the proper adjustments and scored 103 points in Game Two. Now, heading home for Game Three of this series, the Pistons offense should certainly remain ... read more
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San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers Friday May 23, 2008 9:00 pm
OVER the total in Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio @ 9:05 PM ET After blowing Game One despite having built a twenty point lead in the third quarter, there is little doubt that San Antonio is going to bring an even stronger effort on the offensive end of the floor tonight. The ... read more
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Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics Thursday May 22, 2008 8:30 pm
OVER the total in Boston vs Detroit @ 8:35 PM ET Ray Allens shooting slump is starting to get more and more attention in Boston. As a result, its no real surprise that the total on this game is dropping. We also know that another key factor in this is the current situation for Detroits ... read more
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San Antonio Spurs @ Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday May 21, 2008 9:00 pm
UNDER the total in LA Lakers vs San Antonio @ 9 PM ET Much has been made of the Spurs delayed road trip to Los Angeles. After Monday nights win at New Orleans, the Spurs plane had mechanical problems and, as a result, the Spurs did not take off from New Orleans until six hours later ... read more
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Detroit Pistons @ Boston Celtics Tuesday May 20, 2008 8:30 pm
Play ON Boston Celtics (-) vs Detroit @ 8:35 PM ET The Pistons come into this match-up well rested while the Celtics just got done squeaking by the Cavaliers on Sunday to reach these Eastern Conference Finals. Many may feel this is an edge to Detroit and a tough situation for Boston. ... read more
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San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets Monday May 19, 2008 8:30 pm
UNDER the total in New Orleans vs San Antonio @ 8:30 PM ET Monday This total opened up right around a 182 and with the way five of these six games have played out the under clearly appears to be the way to go here. This is especially true when you consider the added pressure of ... read more
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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics Sunday May 18, 2008 3:30 pm
Play ON Boston Celtics (-) vs Cleveland @ 3:30 PM ET Sunday Home teams continue to roll in the second round of these playoffs and this includes this series as well where, once again, another game was won by the home team. The Cavs defeated the Celtics in Game Six on Friday night ... read more
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Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz Friday May 16, 2008 10:30 pm
Play ON Los Angeles Lakers (+) @ Utah @ 10:35 PM ET The Jazz could be starting their summer vacations after tonight if they fail to come up with a home win versus the Lakers on Friday. Interestingly enough, Andrei Kirilenko seems to know something about this already. He missed practice ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers Friday May 16, 2008 8:00 pm
UNDER the total in Cleveland vs Boston @ 8:05 PM ET An injury to Daniel Gibson could trigger even more of a defensive struggle than was already anticipated in this match-up. The Cavaliers guard separated his left shoulder in Game Five and is unavailable for the next week. By then, ... read more
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New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs Thursday May 15, 2008 9:00 pm
UNDER the total in San Antonio vs New Orleans @ 9:05 PM ET As written in Tuesdays analysis of the under in Game Five: After scoring just eighty points in Game Four in San Antonio on Sunday, one might think that New Orleans coach Byron Scott might be most upset about the Hornets ... read more
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Utah Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday May 14, 2008 10:30 pm
Play ON Los Angeles Lakers (-) vs Utah @ 10:35 PM ET Home/road dichotomy has been the story throughout this postseason and its certainly unlikely to change here. In the second round of the playoffs, the home teams have won an incredible 17 of the 18 games. For Utah, the chances ... read more
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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics Wednesday May 14, 2008 8:00 pm
UNDER the total in Boston vs Cleveland @ 8:05 PM ET Other than Game Three, no game in this series has gone over 165 points. In fact, other than Game Three, the average points scored in this series is a measly 158.3 per game! Thats an average thats about 18 points per game less than ... read more
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San Antonio Spurs @ New Orleans Hornets Tuesday May 13, 2008 9:30 pm
UNDER the total in New Orleans vs San Antonio @ 9:35 PM ET After scoring just eighty points in Game Four in San Antonio on Sunday, one might think that New Orleans coach Byron Scott might be most upset about the Hornets offense. However, it was the lack of defense that caught Coach ... read more
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Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons Tuesday May 13, 2008 7:00 pm
OVER the total in Detroit vs Orlando @ 7:05 PM ET With Chauncey Billups not being 100% and, in fact, listed as questionable for tonights game, this game could once again feature an Orlando challenge just like Game Four did. The difference tonight will be that, since its an elimination ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers Monday May 12, 2008 8:00 pm
Play ON Boston Celtics (+) @ Cleveland @ 8:05 PM ET There comes a point for professional athletes where enough is enough and the feeling here is that this is the game where the Celtics have reached that point. Tired of hearing about their road struggles, and needing a win to avoid ... read more
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New Orleans Hornets @ San Antonio Spurs Sunday May 11, 2008 8:00 pm
UNDER the total in San Antonio vs New Orleans @ 8 PM ET After holding the Spurs to an average of just 83 points per game in the first two games of this series, the Hornets allowed San Antonio to score 110 on them in Game Three! Granted, the series had shifted to San Antonio but ... read more
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Los Angeles Lakers @ Utah Jazz Sunday May 11, 2008 3:30 pm
Play ON Utah Jazz (-) vs Los Angeles Lakers @ 3:30 PM ET After winning six straight games to open up the playoffs, the Lakers were finally dealt a loss in Game Three of this series. This is now offering us some solid line value to come right back with Utah again in Game Four because ... read more
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Boston Celtics @ Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday May 10, 2008 8:00 pm
Play ON Cleveland Cavaliers (-) vs Boston @ 8:05 PM ET After struggling so much in losing the first two games at Boston, one of the keys for the Cavaliers in Game Three is the mental aspect. Of course coming back home is a big help for Cleveland but, what really helps is the been ... read more
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