NBA PICKS: SEASON KICK-OFF
Greetings folks!!!! Another glorious NBA season is upon us and we couldn’t be happier!!!!! This is such a great time of year. World Series. NCAA Football is in full swing. So is the NFL. Hockey is rocking. Such a great time to be a sports fan.
If you followed us the past couple of years, you know we are NBA nuts and that we love to pick games.This is our 3rd season picking NBA games. Last year we started well and ended in a slump. In our first ear we did pretty well. Our system for the NBA is a little different than the systems we use for NCAA Football and the NFL. Since there are so many more games to track, we try to find a balancing system that combines our math analytics with trends that we see develop. We don’t know how it will work this year, but as always, our money is where our mouth is-whatever we post is what we have a vested interest in. So, if you ride with us, we will be there for the good and bad. That said, here is what we like on Day 1:
Celtics @ Cavs -4: The Cavs open the season with a HUGE difference in the middle. In every sense of th word, Shaq is a much bigger presence in the middle than anyone the Cavs have had since Rick Smits. We have no tangible evidence to determine the effect Shaq will have on this team. However, the Cavs still have #23 and he is better than anyone in the league. We are banking the Cavs have enough to cover tonight. The energy will be high and the Cavs will be looking to make a statement. Plus, father time has had one more year to wear on the aging Celtics. Take the Cavs and give the points.
Wizards @ Mavs -8:The Wizards could be the most improved team without adding any players. For the first time in two seasons, they have a healthy Agent 0. That is huge for this team because if he is on, this tea is much, much better. However, they will be without Antwan Jamison who discloated his shoulder in an exhibition game. No doubt the Wiz will be better, but the Mavericks are just too deep. Besides retaining their core, they added great depth with Drew Gooden, Shawn Marion and Tim Thomas. Each of those players, arguably, could be starters right now on the Wizards. We don’t think this game will be close. Take the Mavs and give the points.
Rockets @ Trailblazers -8.5: Probably the easiest game of the night for us-the Rockets have no Tao and no T-Mac. The Blazers are young, athletic, fact and at home. Oden may get the start at center (finally). We love the Blazers. Take the Blazers and give the points.
Clippers @ Lakers -11: Talk about an off-season for the world champs!!! The addition of Artest makes this an extremely mean front court. They were one of the best in the NBA without him, now they are just lethal. They own the Clippers and want nothing more to unveil their latest championship banner at home against their in-town “rivals.” We think this game will be out of reach very quickly. The Clippers are young and athletic, but they cannot hang with the champs. At least not yet anyway. Baron Davis cannot beat Kobe, Bynum, Gasol and Artest on his own. Take the Lakers and give the points.
As always, good luck with your picks.
Flash and Runny
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