The NBA Thread

[dave from knoxville]

Dave's going to get four right.   Memphis will win.

Someday

[dave from knoxville]

Dave's going to get four six right.   Memphis will not win.

Fixed

[fonpr]

Dave's going to get four six right.   Memphis will not win.

Fixed

Good show, Dave.

Science trumps intuition. 

I chose Memphis because I didn't know they had a team until yesterday.

[dave from knoxville]

Games of the night!

New Orleans over Dallas by 6
San Antonio over Chicago by 11
Miami over Phoenix by 5
Lakers at Detroit by 7

[Gilly]

Dave's going to get four six right.   Memphis will not win.

Fixed

Four right if you aren't betting the spread.

[dave from knoxville]

Dave's going to get four six right.   Memphis will not win.

Fixed

Four right if you aren't betting the spread.

If we're talking about post #148, it was 6 for 7. And 4 for 4 on #153. Getting cocky!

[dave from knoxville]

Friday night's games (in order of importance)

Lakers at Minnesota by 4
New Orleans over Cleveland by 13
Miami over Charlotte by 19
San Antonio at Utah by 7
Golden State over the Knicks by 9
Boston over Oklahoma City by 7
Milwaukee at Philadelphia by 5
Washington over Memphis by 1
Toronto over Houston by 3
Dallas over Chicago by 8
New Jersey at Sacremento by 10

[dave from knoxville]

Friday night's games (in order of importance)

Lakers at Minnesota by 4
New Orleans over Cleveland by 13
Miami over Charlotte by 19
San Antonio at Utah by 7
Golden State over the Knicks by 9
Boston over Oklahoma City by 7
Milwaukee at Philadelphia by 5
Washington over Memphis by 1
Toronto over Houston by 3
Dallas over Chicago by 8
New Jersey at Sacremento by 10

Yuck. 6 for 11. This computer's about to take a belt-whipping.

[dave from knoxville]

Just for fun, I am going to pick against tonight's lines (at least these were the lines at 10:00 this morning. I will list them in order of my confidence. I expect to go 1 and 5. As an indicator of my relative confidence, the dollar figure indicates how much I would risk on that game if I had $100 to bet.

Lakers at home - 8.5 over Chicago ($34)
Atlanta -1.5 at New Jersey ($32)
Indiana at home -4.5 over Cleveland ($14)
Charlotte +2 at New York ($13)
Washington at home -3.5 over Philadelphia ($6)
Detroit +9.5 at Dallas ($1)

New rankings

1 Los Angeles Lakers Home 38.7
2 San Antonio Spurs Home 35
3 New Orleans Hornets Home 32.5
4 Los Angeles Lakers Away 31.8
5 Miami Heat Home 31
6 Denver Nuggets Home 30.7
7 Atlanta Hawks Away 29.7
8 Boston Celtics Away 29.6
9 Utah Jazz Away 29.2
10 Orlando Magic Home 28.8
11 Chicago Bulls Home 28.8
12 Indiana Pacers Home 28.6
13 San Antonio Spurs Away 28.5
14 Portland Trailblazers Home 27.1
15 Dallas Mavericks Away 25.6
16 Boston Celtics Home 25.2
17 Milwaukee Bucks Home 24.6
18 New Orleans Hornets Away 24.4
19 Miami Heat Away 24.4
20 Indiana Pacers Away 23.8
21 Phoenix Suns Home 23.7
22 Denver Nuggets Away 23.6
23 Portland Trailblazers Away 23.5
24 Golden State Warriors Home 23.4
25 Dallas Mavericks Home 23.3
26 Philadelphia 76ers Home 22.6
27 Toronto Raptors Home 22
28 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 21.7
29 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 21.5
30 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 21.4
31 Washington Wizards Home 21.2
32 New York Knicks Away 21
33 Charlotte Bobcats Home 21
34 Orlando Magic Away 20.3
35 Utah Jazz Home 20.1
36 Milwaukee Bucks Away 19.4
37 Detroit Pistons Home 19.1
38 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 18.8
39 Memphis Grizzlies Home 18.4
40 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 18
41 Memphis Grizzlies Away 17.6
42 Golden State Warriors Away 17.4
43 Charlotte Bobcats Away 17.3
44 New Jersey Nets Away 16.9
45 Phoenix Suns Away 16.8
46 Chicago Bulls Away 16.6
47 New Jersey Nets Home 16.2
48 Sacramento Kings Away 15.4
49 Toronto Raptors Away 14.7
50 Philadelphia 76ers Away 14.6
51 Houston Rockets Away 14.6
52 Atlanta Hawks Home 14.1
53 Houston Rockets Home 14
54 Detroit Pistons Away 13.9
55 New York Knicks Home 13.8
56 Los Angeles Clippers Home 13.4
57 Sacramento Kings Home 11.5
58 Los Angeles Clippers Away 11.2
59 Washington Wizards Away 4.3
60 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 0

[Gilly]

Just for fun, I am going to pick against tonight's lines (at least these were the lines at 10:00 this morning. I will list them in order of my confidence. I expect to go 1 and 5. As an indicator of my relative confidence, the dollar figure indicates how much I would risk on that game if I had $100 to bet.

I'd put all 100 on the Pistons.

[dave from knoxville]

Just for fun, I am going to pick against tonight's lines (at least these were the lines at 10:00 this morning. I will list them in order of my confidence. I expect to go 1 and 5. As an indicator of my relative confidence, the dollar figure indicates how much I would risk on that game if I had $100 to bet.

I'd put all 100 on the Pistons.

Your instincts beat the crap out of my machine knowledge. By my reckoning, I am down $73.

[Gilly]

That was a pretty large point spread for an above average team going against a below average team. No way would I ever place 100 bucks on a sports game but that's what the betting type would call easy money. Very little chance to get burned, but the slim chance will always keep me away from gambling.

[dave from knoxville]

That was a pretty large point spread for an above average team going against a below average team. No way would I ever place 100 bucks on a sports game but that's what the betting type would call easy money. Very little chance to get burned, but the slim chance will always keep me away from gambling.

Agreed totally. I only bet in my fantasy world, and losing at the rate of $73 per $100, it's a pretty lousy fantasy.

[jbissell]

I'm really enjoying the Bulls this year. It's amazing the difference a competent coach can make.

[dave from knoxville]

Rankings for the new week

1 Denver Nuggets Home 26.9
2 San Antonio Spurs Away 26.2
3 New Orleans Hornets Home 24.8
4 Chicago Bulls Home 24.8
5 Orlando Magic Home 24.6
6 Boston Celtics Home 24
7 Los Angeles Lakers Home 23.1
8 Dallas Mavericks Away 22.6
9 San Antonio Spurs Home 22.6
10 Utah Jazz Home 22.1
11 Utah Jazz Away 21.9
12 Miami Heat Home 21.8
13 Atlanta Hawks Away 21.2
14 Dallas Mavericks Home 20.1
15 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 19.5
16 Golden State Warriors Home 19.2
17 New York Knicks Away 19
18 Portland Trailblazers Home 18.4
19 Los Angeles Lakers Away 18.1
20 Memphis Grizzlies Home 18.1
21 Boston Celtics Away 18
22 New Orleans Hornets Away 17.4
23 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 17.4
24 Phoenix Suns Home 17
25 Milwaukee Bucks Home 17
26 Indiana Pacers Away 16.5
27 Detroit Pistons Home 16.2
28 Charlotte Bobcats Home 16.1
29 Phoenix Suns Away 16.1
30 New Jersey Nets Home 15.8
31 Orlando Magic Away 15.6
32 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 14.6
33 Philadelphia 76ers Home 13.5
34 Denver Nuggets Away 13.5
35 Houston Rockets Home 13.5
36 Portland Trailblazers Away 13.4
37 Indiana Pacers Home 13.3
38 Washington Wizards Home 13.1
39 Toronto Raptors Home 13
40 Los Angeles Clippers Home 12.9
41 Miami Heat Away 12.5
42 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 12.4
43 Chicago Bulls Away 11
44 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 10.4
45 Milwaukee Bucks Away 9.4
46 Atlanta Hawks Home 9
47 Charlotte Bobcats Away 8.6
48 Sacramento Kings Away 8.6
49 Toronto Raptors Away 7.8
50 Memphis Grizzlies Away 6.3
51 Golden State Warriors Away 5.9
52 New York Knicks Home 5.9
53 New Jersey Nets Away 5.9
54 Los Angeles Clippers Away 4.9
55 Houston Rockets Away 4.5
56 Sacramento Kings Home 4.3
57 Detroit Pistons Away 2.4
58 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 1.2
59 Washington Wizards Away 0.3
60 Philadelphia 76ers Away 0