The NBA Thread

[Gilly]

If it were real money I wouldn't touch tonight's Miami/Cleveland game with a 10 foot pole, but just to have some fun I'll put 40 of my remaining 86 on Miami at -5.

[dave from knoxville]

If it were real money I wouldn't touch tonight's Miami/Cleveland game with a 10 foot pole, but just to have some fun I'll put 40 of my remaining 86 on Miami at -5.

I am a diversifier. If there aren't at least 4 games, I am lying low.

[Betty Rooper]

Phantom: Robinson Flips over Pierce

[Chris L]

Ray Allen's look of disgust was a nice bonus.

[Gilly]

The Heat have lost twice since Thanksgiving... to the Mavericks both times.

[jbissell]

Dave, think we could get some updated numbers?

[dave from knoxville]

I am so thrilled to be remembered! All of my stuff was on my work computer, and I have just completed my break, but just took the time to catch things back up. Here's what I have through yesterday's (Jan 2nd) games.


1 San Antonio Spurs Home 34.5
2 Dallas Mavericks Away 31.4
3 Boston Celtics Home 29.6
4 Denver Nuggets Home 28.8
5 San Antonio Spurs Away 28.4
6 Chicago Bulls Home 28.3
7 Miami Heat Away 28.1
8 Utah Jazz Away 27.2
9 New Orleans Hornets Home 26.7
10 Miami Heat Home 26.5
11 Los Angeles Lakers Away 26.4
12 Boston Celtics Away 26.2
13 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 25.6
14 Orlando Magic Home 25.2
15 Portland Trailblazers Home 24.9
16 Dallas Mavericks Home 24.2
17 Utah Jazz Home 24.1
18 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 23.7
19 Atlanta Hawks Away 23.2
20 New York Knicks Away 22.8
21 Orlando Magic Away 20.7
22 Milwaukee Bucks Home 20.2
23 Los Angeles Lakers Home 19.4
24 Houston Rockets Home 19.2
25 Golden State Warriors Home 18.5
26 Philadelphia 76ers Home 18.5
27 Memphis Grizzlies Home 18.4
28 Phoenix Suns Away 17.7
29 New Orleans Hornets Away 17.6
30 Atlanta Hawks Home 17.6
31 Charlotte Bobcats Home 17.2
32 Chicago Bulls Away 17
33 Detroit Pistons Home 17
34 Denver Nuggets Away 17
35 New York Knicks Home 16.6
36 Milwaukee Bucks Away 16.6
37 Phoenix Suns Home 16.5
38 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 15.9
39 Indiana Pacers Home 15.6
40 Portland Trailblazers Away 14.8
41 New Jersey Nets Home 14.3
42 Washington Wizards Home 14.3
43 Indiana Pacers Away 13
44 Houston Rockets Away 12.7
45 Los Angeles Clippers Home 12.4
46 Philadelphia 76ers Away 12.2
47 Toronto Raptors Away 11.8
48 Los Angeles Clippers Away 11.5
49 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 11.3
50 Memphis Grizzlies Away 11.3
51 Toronto Raptors Home 11
52 Golden State Warriors Away 9.8
53 Sacramento Kings Away 8.1
54 Charlotte Bobcats Away 8
55 New Jersey Nets Away 6.2
56 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 5.6
57 Detroit Pistons Away 5
58 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 3.4
59 Sacramento Kings Home 2.4
60 Washington Wizards Away 0


If you use my bowl picks in football as an indication of the validity of my system, you should avert your eyes from this.

[dave from knoxville]

Miami comes creeping.

Jan 10
1 San Antonio Spurs Home 35.8
2 Miami Heat Away 32.9
3 Boston Celtics Home 32
4 Dallas Mavericks Away 31.8
5 Chicago Bulls Home 31.5
6 Orlando Magic Home 30.4
7 San Antonio Spurs Away 28.8
8 Denver Nuggets Home 28.6
9 Miami Heat Home 28.2
10 Utah Jazz Away 27.6
11 Los Angeles Lakers Away 27.6
12 Boston Celtics Away 26.8
13 Atlanta Hawks Away 26.5
14 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 26.5
15 New Orleans Hornets Home 26.3
16 Portland Trailblazers Home 25.1
17 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 24.9
18 Dallas Mavericks Home 24.6
19 Utah Jazz Home 24.5
20 New York Knicks Away 23.9
21 Los Angeles Lakers Home 23.4
22 Memphis Grizzlies Home 23.1
23 Orlando Magic Away 21
24 Milwaukee Bucks Home 21
25 Philadelphia 76ers Home 20.6
26 New York Knicks Home 19.6
27 Golden State Warriors Home 19.5
28 New Orleans Hornets Away 19.2
29 Atlanta Hawks Home 19.1
30 Phoenix Suns Away 18.8
31 Houston Rockets Home 18.6
32 Detroit Pistons Home 18.1
33 Charlotte Bobcats Home 17.5
34 Portland Trailblazers Away 17.4
35 Milwaukee Bucks Away 17.3
36 Chicago Bulls Away 16.3
37 Phoenix Suns Home 16
38 Denver Nuggets Away 16
39 Indiana Pacers Home 15.8
40 Los Angeles Clippers Home 15
41 New Jersey Nets Home 14.8
42 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 14.4
43 Toronto Raptors Home 13.8
44 Toronto Raptors Away 13.4
45 Washington Wizards Home 13.4
46 Houston Rockets Away 13.2
47 Indiana Pacers Away 12.9
48 Philadelphia 76ers Away 12.4
49 Los Angeles Clippers Away 11.9
50 Memphis Grizzlies Away 11.8
51 Golden State Warriors Away 11.5
52 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 10.8
53 Charlotte Bobcats Away 9.6
54 New Jersey Nets Away 8.8
55 Sacramento Kings Away 6.5
56 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 5.3
57 Detroit Pistons Away 5
58 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 4.5
59 Sacramento Kings Home 3.4
60 Washington Wizards Away 0

[dave from knoxville]

Weekly Update


Jan 16
1 San Antonio Spurs Home 32.5
2 Chicago Bulls Home 28
3 Denver Nuggets Home 27.3
4 Boston Celtics Home 26.9
5 San Antonio Spurs Away 26.5
6 Miami Heat Away 26.3
7 Dallas Mavericks Away 25.6
8 Orlando Magic Home 25.5
9 Miami Heat Home 24.1
10 Los Angeles Lakers Away 23.9
11 Utah Jazz Away 23.7
12 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 23.4
13 New Orleans Hornets Home 22.9
14 Boston Celtics Away 22.7
15 Atlanta Hawks Away 22.6
16 Utah Jazz Home 22.4
17 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 22.3
18 Portland Trailblazers Home 21.5
19 Memphis Grizzlies Home 21.3
20 New York Knicks Away 21.3
21 Los Angeles Lakers Home 21.2
22 Dallas Mavericks Home 21.1
23 Orlando Magic Away 19
24 New Orleans Hornets Away 18.8
25 Milwaukee Bucks Home 17.7
26 Golden State Warriors Home 17.7
27 Philadelphia 76ers Home 17.1
28 Los Angeles Clippers Home 16.6
29 Phoenix Suns Away 16.5
30 Charlotte Bobcats Home 16.4
31 Atlanta Hawks Home 16.1
32 New York Knicks Home 16
33 Phoenix Suns Home 15.8
34 Houston Rockets Home 15.2
35 Detroit Pistons Home 15.1
36 Houston Rockets Away 14.9
37 Indiana Pacers Home 14.7
38 Milwaukee Bucks Away 14.7
39 Portland Trailblazers Away 14.5
40 Chicago Bulls Away 14.4
41 Denver Nuggets Away 14.3
42 New Jersey Nets Home 13.2
43 Washington Wizards Home 13
44 Indiana Pacers Away 12.9
45 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 12
46 Memphis Grizzlies Away 11.4
47 Toronto Raptors Away 11.3
48 Philadelphia 76ers Away 11.2
49 Toronto Raptors Home 10.9
50 Los Angeles Clippers Away 10.6
51 Golden State Warriors Away 10.4
52 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 9.8
53 Charlotte Bobcats Away 8.7
54 Sacramento Kings Away 6.5
55 New Jersey Nets Away 6.3
56 Detroit Pistons Away 6
57 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 5.9
58 Sacramento Kings Home 4.5
59 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 3.3
60 Washington Wizards Away 0

[dave from knoxville]

Jan 23

1 San Antonio Spurs Home 32.8
2 Boston Celtics Home 27.6
3 Denver Nuggets Home 27.5
4 Chicago Bulls Home 27.2
5 Miami Heat Away 25.3
6 San Antonio Spurs Away 25.2
7 Orlando Magic Home 25
8 Los Angeles Lakers Away 24.3
9 New Orleans Hornets Home 24.1
10 Atlanta Hawks Away 23.9
11 Dallas Mavericks Away 23.7
12 Miami Heat Home 23.2
13 Oklahoma City Thunder Home 22.8
14 Portland Trailblazers Home 21.9
15 Los Angeles Lakers Home 21.7
16 Utah Jazz Home 21.6
17 Dallas Mavericks Home 21.5
18 Boston Celtics Away 21.4
19 Oklahoma City Thunder Away 21
20 Memphis Grizzlies Home 20.1
21 Utah Jazz Away 19.9
22 New York Knicks Away 19.6
23 New Orleans Hornets Away 19.3
24 Orlando Magic Away 19.3
25 Philadelphia 76ers Home 18.4
26 Golden State Warriors Home 18
27 Phoenix Suns Away 17.8
28 Los Angeles Clippers Home 17
29 Detroit Pistons Home 16.7
30 Houston Rockets Home 16
31 Milwaukee Bucks Home 15.9
32 Charlotte Bobcats Home 15.6
33 Chicago Bulls Away 15.6
34 Phoenix Suns Home 15.5
35 Atlanta Hawks Home 14.9
36 New York Knicks Home 14.8
37 Portland Trailblazers Away 14.8
38 Indiana Pacers Home 14.7
39 New Jersey Nets Home 14.5
40 Denver Nuggets Away 14.5
41 Milwaukee Bucks Away 14.3
42 Houston Rockets Away 13.9
43 Washington Wizards Home 13.9
44 Memphis Grizzlies Away 12.2
45 Minnesota Timberwolves Home 11.7
46 Philadelphia 76ers Away 10.7
47 Indiana Pacers Away 10.7
48 Toronto Raptors Home 10.7
49 Los Angeles Clippers Away 10.6
50 Toronto Raptors Away 10.1
51 Golden State Warriors Away 9.6
52 Charlotte Bobcats Away 9.1
53 Cleveland Cavaliers Home 7.6
54 Sacramento Kings Away 6
55 New Jersey Nets Away 5.9
56 Detroit Pistons Away 5.1
57 Minnesota Timberwolves Away 4.7
58 Sacramento Kings Home 4
59 Cleveland Cavaliers Away 3.8
60 Washington Wizards Away 0

[Pregnant Pause]

I just have to say, Eric Snow has to be the worst announcer/color guy in the league.  I know it must be tough to cover a Sixers team who'se ceiling is 36 wins, ESnow is aggresively boring and actively uninformative. 

Bring back Steve Mix

[dave from knoxville]

I had a few minutes to kill, so threw together my system's picks for tonight's (Jan 28) games.

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Golden State over Charlotte by 6
Indiana over New Jersey by 8
Philadelphia over Memphis by 8
Chicago over Orlando by 8
LA Lakers over Sacramento by 15
Miami over Detroit by 16
Utah over Minnesota by 17
Oklahoma City over Washington by 23

Road favorites
Milwaukee at Toronto by 4
New York at Atlanta by 4
Denver at Cleveland by 8
Boston at Phoenix by 8

[fish]

I had a few minutes to kill, so threw together my system's picks for tonight's (Jan 28) games.

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Golden State over Charlotte by 6
Indiana over New Jersey by 8
Philadelphia over Memphis by 8
Chicago over Orlando by 8
LA Lakers over Sacramento by 15
Miami over Detroit by 16
Utah over Minnesota by 17
Oklahoma City over Washington by 23

Road favorites
Milwaukee at Toronto by 4
New York at Atlanta by 4
Denver at Cleveland by 8
Boston at Phoenix by 8

I don't understand your crazy moon language.

[dave from knoxville]

So. I could believe that I suck, but I will choose to believe that the NBA sucks.

[jbissell]

Chicago over Orlando by 8

You were almost dead on about the only game I really cared about, so I'll consider it a success.