At the beginning of the playoffs, I picked San Antonio to win the whole enchilada, and I am sticking to my guns on that one. I feel that the achilles heel for Detroit will be their loss of Cheryl Ford (my God she is hella fine) and her team leading 8.7 rebounds per game. With her on the floor the edge goes to Detroit, without her, they are a lot moe evenly matched. San Antonio took the season series 2-0 winning by 12 and 7 points respectively. Playing against Detroit is good for San Antonio, because they can out rebound them and out shoot them from the 3 point and foul lines too.
The difference is Becky Hammon, who is the best player on the floor. She helps to neutralize the points that Deanna Nolan produces for Detroit, and she is clutch.
I have not made a pick for game 1 yet as there have not been lines assigned to the game yet. But it should be an interesting series, with the edge for San Antonio to take home the trophy.
I will give my take and analysis once the lines have been presented.
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At the beginning of the playoffs, I picked San Antonio to win the whole enchilada, and I am sticking to my guns on that one. I feel that the achilles heel for Detroit will be their loss of Cheryl Ford (my God she is hella fine) and her team leading 8.7 rebounds per game. With her on the floor the edge goes to Detroit, without her, they are a lot moe evenly matched. San Antonio took the season series 2-0 winning by 12 and 7 points respectively. Playing against Detroit is good for San Antonio, because they can out rebound them and out shoot them from the 3 point and foul lines too.
The difference is Becky Hammon, who is the best player on the floor. She helps to neutralize the points that Deanna Nolan produces for Detroit, and she is clutch.
I have not made a pick for game 1 yet as there have not been lines assigned to the game yet. But it should be an interesting series, with the edge for San Antonio to take home the trophy.
I will give my take and analysis once the lines have been presented.
Detriot needs big games from their guard tandem of nolan and smith to make it thru, Tweetie has been playin super in playoffs and Katie has complimented her with solid D and big shots, Braxton is a good BIG but she tends to float and not get involved as Lamibeer would like and detriot injuries will be huge as watch stated (Ford out obviously and to big degree Pierson as well and who knows how healthy she will be, Bill counts on her alot along with the starting 5)
SAS is the number 1 seed for a reason, Erin has really stepped up her game, Young/Watuers/Johnson will play well and as long as Becky plays to her potential with good shooting and getting her teammates involved and not disappear, it's their's to lose...that season saving shot Young made against sparks just may well be their title clinching shot
gl bro
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just a few thoughts watch:
Detriot needs big games from their guard tandem of nolan and smith to make it thru, Tweetie has been playin super in playoffs and Katie has complimented her with solid D and big shots, Braxton is a good BIG but she tends to float and not get involved as Lamibeer would like and detriot injuries will be huge as watch stated (Ford out obviously and to big degree Pierson as well and who knows how healthy she will be, Bill counts on her alot along with the starting 5)
SAS is the number 1 seed for a reason, Erin has really stepped up her game, Young/Watuers/Johnson will play well and as long as Becky plays to her potential with good shooting and getting her teammates involved and not disappear, it's their's to lose...that season saving shot Young made against sparks just may well be their title clinching shot
What you need to remember is that San Antonio beat them in Detroit after the fight and Detroit had players suspended. The game in San Antonio went into OT. I think this series will be much closer than most think. I believe it is priced right because SA has home court. If this series was on neutral courts it would be a pick em.
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What you need to remember is that San Antonio beat them in Detroit after the fight and Detroit had players suspended. The game in San Antonio went into OT. I think this series will be much closer than most think. I believe it is priced right because SA has home court. If this series was on neutral courts it would be a pick em.
Okay here I am. In game 1, it is apparent that the Silver Stars are the more rested team. Detroit is fresh off a back to back set of games with 1 days rest in between. With 60% on the side, the line is doing exactly what it should do and it is currently -5 for San Antonio, up from -4. I actually like that number. I do however think that Detroit will come out hot with the carry over effect working in their favor and cove rthe short number in the 1st half, but the depth and fresh legs of San Antonio will lead to a come from behind cover of the 5 point spread. The grueling New York series took a toll on the legs of the already thin Detroit corps.
San Antonio just kills Detroit on the boards and from the 3 point line. With Pearson and Ford out of the fold, Detroit will have their hands full keeping the pace if Nolan is not hot. Without supreme production from her position, Detroit could very well get blown out of the building, especially when San Antonio is fully aware that they can lose on their home court in the playoffs as the Sparks threw a scare into them in game 2 with a lucky bounce being the only thing that saved them from defeat.
I have San Antonio pegged to win this game as the moneyline is correct as hell for a spread of 5 (-210).
I have no opinion on the over/under line for this game in whole, although I will offer that the advantage appears to be with the over in the 1st half, as games in the WNBA that have totals assigned for the 1st half that are over 70 tend to be games that go over the total in the end. And with Detroit having the carry over effect, they may shoot the lights out in the 1st half.
San Antonio-5
San Antonio/Detroit over 71.5 1st half
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Okay here I am. In game 1, it is apparent that the Silver Stars are the more rested team. Detroit is fresh off a back to back set of games with 1 days rest in between. With 60% on the side, the line is doing exactly what it should do and it is currently -5 for San Antonio, up from -4. I actually like that number. I do however think that Detroit will come out hot with the carry over effect working in their favor and cove rthe short number in the 1st half, but the depth and fresh legs of San Antonio will lead to a come from behind cover of the 5 point spread. The grueling New York series took a toll on the legs of the already thin Detroit corps.
San Antonio just kills Detroit on the boards and from the 3 point line. With Pearson and Ford out of the fold, Detroit will have their hands full keeping the pace if Nolan is not hot. Without supreme production from her position, Detroit could very well get blown out of the building, especially when San Antonio is fully aware that they can lose on their home court in the playoffs as the Sparks threw a scare into them in game 2 with a lucky bounce being the only thing that saved them from defeat.
I have San Antonio pegged to win this game as the moneyline is correct as hell for a spread of 5 (-210).
I have no opinion on the over/under line for this game in whole, although I will offer that the advantage appears to be with the over in the 1st half, as games in the WNBA that have totals assigned for the 1st half that are over 70 tend to be games that go over the total in the end. And with Detroit having the carry over effect, they may shoot the lights out in the 1st half.
if u look at the spread of SA -5....u might think to yourself ...."damn self ,thats way too many points considering that the most SA has been favored to win by was -3.5 at home vs DETROIT"... but if u look closer u will see that DETROIT is 1-7 ats this year when they are underdogs of +1.5-+6points.....thats some vital information there......use it to your discretion today......
PICK : SA MINUS THE CHALK
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if u look at the spread of SA -5....u might think to yourself ...."damn self ,thats way too many points considering that the most SA has been favored to win by was -3.5 at home vs DETROIT"... but if u look closer u will see that DETROIT is 1-7 ats this year when they are underdogs of +1.5-+6points.....thats some vital information there......use it to your discretion today......
ONE MORE THING FOR U FELLOW HANDICAPPERS......ALL 7 GAMES THIS YEAR WHERE DETROIT HAS BEEN UNDERDOGS HAS BEEN WHEN THEY WERE ON THE ROAD.....WHERE ARE THEY TODAY? ON THE ROAD AGAIN.....SO SAD....SO SAD....EASY MONEY IF U PLAY YA CARDS RIGHT....PEACE OUT.....
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ONE MORE THING FOR U FELLOW HANDICAPPERS......ALL 7 GAMES THIS YEAR WHERE DETROIT HAS BEEN UNDERDOGS HAS BEEN WHEN THEY WERE ON THE ROAD.....WHERE ARE THEY TODAY? ON THE ROAD AGAIN.....SO SAD....SO SAD....EASY MONEY IF U PLAY YA CARDS RIGHT....PEACE OUT.....
With the 1st half over in hand, and my prognostication that Detroit would outplay them in the 1st half, I am ready to take the Silver Stars in the second half as necessary. There are 3 minutes and change left and 64 points scored already. San Antonio lays the wammy in the second half.
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With the 1st half over in hand, and my prognostication that Detroit would outplay them in the 1st half, I am ready to take the Silver Stars in the second half as necessary. There are 3 minutes and change left and 64 points scored already. San Antonio lays the wammy in the second half.
Detroit will continue to roll in the 2nd half...they have the size with Braxton n Williams to dominate the boards...and Nolan isn't even shooting the ball all that well...Smith will continue to knock down 3's as SAN doubles Nolan on the drives.
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Detroit will continue to roll in the 2nd half...they have the size with Braxton n Williams to dominate the boards...and Nolan isn't even shooting the ball all that well...Smith will continue to knock down 3's as SAN doubles Nolan on the drives.
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