Jim Feist Guaranteed Selections
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2010
$35.00 Guaranteed: Jim Feist nailed his NBA Playoff Game of the Year winner on Orlando, a 98-84 rout! Now it's time for Jim's biggest total of the postseason, his NBA Playoff Total of the Year! Jim is pulling the rubber band off the bankroll. You can win big with Jim just as you have all season long in the NBA. If you play one total this entire postseason, make sure it's on Jim's NBA Playoff Total of the Year! 5/14/2010
05/16 12:30 PM NBA (503) BOSTON CELTICS VS (504) ORLANDO MAGIC. Take: UNDER THE TOTAL.
Reason: 30-Star NBA Playoff Total of the Year: Celtics/Magic Game 1 Under the total.
Orlando has turned up the defense in the postseason, on a 5-2 run under the total. Actually, they've been a terrific defensive team all season, ranked No. 1 in the NBA in field goal shooting defense, allowing .438% shooting. They take on a Boston team that won a championship in 2008 with great defense and is back playing it again because Kevin Garnett is healthy. Boston just threw a blanket on the Cavaliers in their 6-game upset, on a 3-2 run under the total. Outside of the Game 3 debacle, the Celtics held the Cavs to 86, 87, 88 and 85 points the last four games. I wonder how in sync the Boston offense will be after that physical, grueling series with Cleveland. And I wonder how in sync the Orlando offense will be, not only facing a fired up Boston defense, but the fact that they haven't played a game in 6 days. When you examine the regular season meetings between these teams, you see nothing but MONSTER defensive efforts: 83-78, 86-77 and 96-94...and those were just regular season games, so much more is at stake here. Orlando is the second worst free throw shooting team in the NBA, so look for a lower scoring game than oddsmakers anticipate. Play the Celtics/Magic Game 1 Under the total.