Saturday: Nightmare BB Team vs. Lithuania

[quantumleap]

The books are making USA the favorite because they know they can get a lot of action from the States at that number. It's like the Yankees or the Lakers, the line is adjusted according to the team with the large betting fanbase.

I see this game as LTU winning by 3-5 if not more. The books know that people will still bet the -2 1/2 line for the USA. LTU wins and the books win.

 

[X-Files]

Final score:

Lith 85
USA 55

L by 30

 

[Mr.Jones]

Got maybe too much of +3 1/2 at Bowmans in the wee hours of the morning. Truly one of my biggest plays of the year. $ slowly coming in on USA right now to be expected IMO. Back up to +3 from +2 and +2 1/2 now at most places. Expect big plays on LTU just before game time.

O/U 169.5 Cris right now. Any thoughts on that?

Really think LTU +3 1/2 is a gift. We'll see.

 

[TheGeneral+]

What time is the tip for this game?

 

[Mr.Jones]

1:00 PM Eastern sir.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Thanks Mr Jones

 

[oldmanTED]

General:

Believe game to be televised live on NBC. Best of luck to everyone and enjoy the game. Should be interesting.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Good job Mr Jones. Wish I would have listened.

 

[Journeyman]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I can't see it being that high...The games are getting tougher now...

Lithuania has a kid that played at Md who can flat out shoot the rock..<Sarunus>

, Last time around he single handidly kept Lithuania in the game vs U.S.A. , and that team was much better than this U.S. squad...this Lithuanian team is younger than the the teams they usually field...

Lithuania by 3 <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


And the Md kid won it for them

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

Beep, beep, beep. Brinks truck backing up to FROG's pond for heavy drop off. I love USA Basketball...Best Wishes...OF

 

[oldmanTED]

OF:

The money making machine remains in form. That's 0-4 ATS with more to come. Medal in serious doubt. Congrats. Now let's get the Raiders.

 

[American]

That was a nice reach foul on Marbury inside the last mintue with the shock clock at 1 second and the ball loose on the floor. What an asshole. This was after Coach Brown shouted "NO FOUL!!!" til he was blue in the face before the ball was inbounded with 4 secs on the shot clock.

 

[PanchoSanza]

Good call froggy.

 

[TheGeneral+]

I dropped a nickel on the game, but when AI made that 3 late and pointed to the crowd like it was over, I was sorta hoping he lost.

 

[GreenDoberman]

There's a little devil in all of us that is secretly rooting for Angola right about now. These boys are like the lame horse at the track, time to shoot them and put them out of their misery (metaphorically speaking, of course).

 

[OMNIVOROUS FROG]

Hey Pancho did not see the props until now. I think Journeyman and Mr. Jones deserve the credit. I just agreed with them and bet. I like being a copycat better than a past poster. To be honest, that was my biggest position of year, and I feel fortunate to hit $L as US played thier best game. Even though the number has been severely adjusted, fading US is still the way to go, as money just continues to come in on U.S. I realize a lot of people just bet the good ol US, but there is more square than sharp money, every game so far. I could have got better numbers waiting until post every game. I would have to believe some of it is scalp from exchanges, but most is from casual US fans, as squads they are playing just do not have financial backers. Best Wishes...OF

Good job on this game, forum...