**HalfBets Christmas Day LAte Night WINNER NBA PLAY!!***
SSG 6* play for only $15. Here it is below:
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Dallas v. Portland 10:30pm
The Dallas Mavericks have not been the great team that they were last year and this would normally be a no win contest for the Portland Trailbalzers but this team has some real life. Oden and Roy are just lighting up the boards and this will be a Christmas gift for the Portland fans tonight…
PICK: Portland -4.5 Game (6*)
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SSG 6* play for only $15. Here it is below:
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Dallas v. Portland 10:30pm
The Dallas Mavericks have not been the great team that they were last year and this would normally be a no win contest for the Portland Trailbalzers but this team has some real life. Oden and Roy are just lighting up the boards and this will be a Christmas gift for the Portland fans tonight…
PICK: Portland -4.5 Game (6*)
ope:To all RX members, Guests, and all the other forums - I'd like to wish all of you and your Families a Merry Christmas!!
Be safe and enjoy your loved ones!! Like last Christmas...NO DRINKING AND DRIVING!
to u as well, CPAW...i (as iam sure others as well) appreciate you and the work u do on this forum to make this as an enjoyable and profitable forum out there....you are a true pro's pro...keep up the great work, friend...have a safe and happy holiday with your loved ones....
That's funny you say that, I pounded the Lakers today because I thought they were way undervalued. I figured they would be at least a 4-point fave. The public loves Boston right now because of the win streak, but honestly, are they any better than the Lakers? I'm not so sure they are.
And all of the situational factors today favored the Lakers. At home with a national TV audience watching, revenge factor because the C's beat them last year in the Finals. Oh, and let's not forget that most touts were on the Celtics, so that made me feel even better about the Lakers.
Congrats on your win.
Service Plays Friday 12/26/08
THE SPORTS MEMO 5-2
MOTOR CITY BOWL
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan -6.5 O/U 62.5
Friday, December 26, 8 pm ET ESPN - Detroit
Recommendation: Central Michigan
Central Michigan will make the short trip to Detroit for the third consecutive year to play in the Motor City Bowl. If recent history proves correct, the Chippewas will have plenty of success. CMU has played four games at Ford Field the past three seasons resulting in a perfect 4-0 spread record. This is a team that has been a consistent offensive juggernaut averaging at least 30 ppg in each of the past three seasons. Obviously scoring has not been an issue for CMU since Dan Lefevour took over play calling duties three seasons ago. Often referred to as the poor man’s Tim Tebow, the former MAC Player of the Year has done it again with his legs and his arm. Although he missed time with injuries, LeFevour posted a MAC best 309 yards per game of total offense yardage. On the season in impressive fashion he ran for over 550 yards, threw for over 2,500 yards and combined for 25 touchdowns.. At his disposal are two absolute matchup nightmares for the Owls secondary. First is the 6-5, 205-pound Bryan Anderson with 2,800 career receiving yards and 21 touchdown receptions. The second is speedy Antonio Brown who is cut from the same cloth as former MAC game changer Dante Love or the NFL’s Steve Smith. Where CMU was efficient offensively, FAU was sloppy. Despite returning every significant starter from a breakout campaign in 2007 the Owls offense early on resembled a high school junior varsity squad. Rusty Smith was erratic at best, the receivers dropped a ton of passes, the running game was nearly non-existent and the offensive line gave away far too many sacks. While the protection would eventually get better and the touchdown count began improving at the end of the year, the Owls reserved their best performances for their weakest opponents. Additionally they hardly looked comfortable on the road. These are not generally the traits of a team worthy of support in a hostile environment. The turnover problem remained a major issue throughout the season allowing lesser foes to stay in games and better teams to pull away. The Owls finished second to last in turnover margin in the Sun Belt with a whopping 28 giveaways. In comparison, the Chippewas gave it away just 11 times this season. Neither team passes the grade defensively as they both allow about 30 points per game so we start to look for our advantages elsewhere. The two biggest advantages have already been discussed and both belong to Central Michigan. First is their de facto home field edge here in Michigan in a venue with which they are comfortable. The second is the very real prospect of getting extra possessions in part to sloppy play and turnovers from FAU. In a back and forth game, those extra possessions
will prove the difference as CMU covers the number.
THE SPORTS MEMO 5-2
MOTOR CITY BOWL
Florida Atlantic vs. Central Michigan -6.5 O/U 62.5
Friday, December 26, 8 pm ET ESPN - Detroit
Recommendation: Central Michigan
Central Michigan will make the short trip to Detroit for the third consecutive year to play in the Motor City Bowl. If recent history proves correct, the Chippewas will have plenty of success. CMU has played four games at Ford Field the past three seasons resulting in a perfect 4-0 spread record. This is a team that has been a consistent offensive juggernaut averaging at least 30 ppg in each of the past three seasons. Obviously scoring has not been an issue for CMU since Dan Lefevour took over play calling duties three seasons ago. Often referred to as the poor man’s Tim Tebow, the former MAC Player of the Year has done it again with his legs and his arm. Although he missed time with injuries, LeFevour posted a MAC best 309 yards per game of total offense yardage. On the season in impressive fashion he ran for over 550 yards, threw for over 2,500 yards and combined for 25 touchdowns.. At his disposal are two absolute matchup nightmares for the Owls secondary. First is the 6-5, 205-pound Bryan Anderson with 2,800 career receiving yards and 21 touchdown receptions. The second is speedy Antonio Brown who is cut from the same cloth as former MAC game changer Dante Love or the NFL’s Steve Smith. Where CMU was efficient offensively, FAU was sloppy. Despite returning every significant starter from a breakout campaign in 2007 the Owls offense early on resembled a high school junior varsity squad. Rusty Smith was erratic at best, the receivers dropped a ton of passes, the running game was nearly non-existent and the offensive line gave away far too many sacks. While the protection would eventually get better and the touchdown count began improving at the end of the year, the Owls reserved their best performances for their weakest opponents. Additionally they hardly looked comfortable on the road. These are not generally the traits of a team worthy of support in a hostile environment. The turnover problem remained a major issue throughout the season allowing lesser foes to stay in games and better teams to pull away. The Owls finished second to last in turnover margin in the Sun Belt with a whopping 28 giveaways. In comparison, the Chippewas gave it away just 11 times this season. Neither team passes the grade defensively as they both allow about 30 points per game so we start to look for our advantages elsewhere. The two biggest advantages have already been discussed and both belong to Central Michigan. First is their de facto home field edge here in Michigan in a venue with which they are comfortable. The second is the very real prospect of getting extra possessions in part to sloppy play and turnovers from FAU. In a back and forth game, those extra possessions
will prove the difference as CMU covers the number.
