I don't expect a complete mail in by the Lakers but I can see the Magic pulling away in the 3rd or 4th and the Lakers will ease their foot off the gas pedal.
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I'll grab this now.
Magic ML (-150)
I don't expect a complete mail in by the Lakers but I can see the Magic pulling away in the 3rd or 4th and the Lakers will ease their foot off the gas pedal.
Interesting to note: Oddsmakers had the Magic -3.5 at (-135). I pointed out the trap there and sure enough the Lakers won.
A trap? Wouldn't a trap be when the line moves dramatically in one direction and then the other team wins? The line moved in favor of the Lakers by 2.5 points and then the Lakers won. That's not a trap. That was a trap attempt by the oddsmakers that backfired when the Magic choked the game away despite lots of help throughout the game by the suspicious refs.
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Quote Originally Posted by BigEastExpert:
Interesting to note: Oddsmakers had the Magic -3.5 at (-135). I pointed out the trap there and sure enough the Lakers won.
A trap? Wouldn't a trap be when the line moves dramatically in one direction and then the other team wins? The line moved in favor of the Lakers by 2.5 points and then the Lakers won. That's not a trap. That was a trap attempt by the oddsmakers that backfired when the Magic choked the game away despite lots of help throughout the game by the suspicious refs.
Bator, I hear ya...and that game was very suspicious indeed. How the Magic lost still baffles me. But as a Laker backer grabbing the points, the end result was what I was looking for.
My point on the "trap" was this. Magic -4 game 3 was a fair line with most folks thinking down 0-2 at home it was a great spot for the Magic. Well it was - almost. But in game 4 the line opened lower than game 3 - that was alarm #1. Alarm #2 was when the ML was offered up at a ridiculous price. Bettors were tempted to grab Orl with the shorter line or with a bargain basement price on the ML. Perhaps "trap" was the wrong word, but bettors were surely "enticed" by the oddsmakers to grab Orlando.
But yes, the "public" was on the Lakers at 70% and drove the line down fron the opener (-3.5) a full 2 points before tipoff (-1.5).
I've been there (burned) too many times in the past and I've learned. When I see these alarms I go the other way or stay away.
BOL in Game 5. Who are you backing by the way?
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Bator, I hear ya...and that game was very suspicious indeed. How the Magic lost still baffles me. But as a Laker backer grabbing the points, the end result was what I was looking for.
My point on the "trap" was this. Magic -4 game 3 was a fair line with most folks thinking down 0-2 at home it was a great spot for the Magic. Well it was - almost. But in game 4 the line opened lower than game 3 - that was alarm #1. Alarm #2 was when the ML was offered up at a ridiculous price. Bettors were tempted to grab Orl with the shorter line or with a bargain basement price on the ML. Perhaps "trap" was the wrong word, but bettors were surely "enticed" by the oddsmakers to grab Orlando.
But yes, the "public" was on the Lakers at 70% and drove the line down fron the opener (-3.5) a full 2 points before tipoff (-1.5).
I've been there (burned) too many times in the past and I've learned. When I see these alarms I go the other way or stay away.
Nice work Big East. The Orlando Magic Proven they are Mentally Tough. Game Winning shot after Shot after Shot and Still manage to get to the Big show and Fighting. I think alot of people thought this was going to be a walk in the park for the lakers but you see Orlando fighting back!!! The Team has Heart and Howard has Heart he goes out Sunday with a Bang. Trust me on this one!!! The Kid HATES to loose at home! Doubt a Back to Back Lost at home happens for the 1st time this year. Didnt happen in the reg season and didnt happen in the playoffs yet!!! Sunday Orlando Holds Its Own and sends it to LA...
GL BIG EAST
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Nice work Big East. The Orlando Magic Proven they are Mentally Tough. Game Winning shot after Shot after Shot and Still manage to get to the Big show and Fighting. I think alot of people thought this was going to be a walk in the park for the lakers but you see Orlando fighting back!!! The Team has Heart and Howard has Heart he goes out Sunday with a Bang. Trust me on this one!!! The Kid HATES to loose at home! Doubt a Back to Back Lost at home happens for the 1st time this year. Didnt happen in the reg season and didnt happen in the playoffs yet!!! Sunday Orlando Holds Its Own and sends it to LA...
A trap? Wouldn't a trap be when the line moves dramatically in one direction and then the other team wins? The line moved in favor of the Lakers by 2.5 points and then the Lakers won. That's not a trap. That was a trap attempt by the oddsmakers that backfired when the Magic choked the game away despite lots of help throughout the game by the suspicious refs.
i think you nailed it on the head with this last statement... agree 100%!
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Quote Originally Posted by MrBator:
A trap? Wouldn't a trap be when the line moves dramatically in one direction and then the other team wins? The line moved in favor of the Lakers by 2.5 points and then the Lakers won. That's not a trap. That was a trap attempt by the oddsmakers that backfired when the Magic choked the game away despite lots of help throughout the game by the suspicious refs.
i think you nailed it on the head with this last statement... agree 100%!
Oh shit, Dwight Howard just guaranteed a victory. Well I guess that changes everything doesn't it? How about you guarantee making a fucking free throw in the last couple minutes. Two won't be necessary, just one is all you need. Sounds like a great place to start to me Muscle Man. What a douche.
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Oh shit, Dwight Howard just guaranteed a victory. Well I guess that changes everything doesn't it? How about you guarantee making a fucking free throw in the last couple minutes. Two won't be necessary, just one is all you need. Sounds like a great place to start to me Muscle Man. What a douche.
Actually it looks like the media kind of twisted his words. He didn't explicitly say "I guarantee it". Nor was he all emphatic like that little bitch Mo Williams. Still, just shut the fuck up and say you'll play hard and then see what happens.
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Actually it looks like the media kind of twisted his words. He didn't explicitly say "I guarantee it". Nor was he all emphatic like that little bitch Mo Williams. Still, just shut the fuck up and say you'll play hard and then see what happens.
Dwight Howard has just guaranteed a Kobe Hall Of Fame effort. I am not playing the game because there is a decent chance it stays close and you know what that usually means when Orlando is involved.
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Dwight Howard has just guaranteed a Kobe Hall Of Fame effort. I am not playing the game because there is a decent chance it stays close and you know what that usually means when Orlando is involved.
Did Howard really guarantee a Victory...oh shit that has me nervous as shit now. Why couldnt he keep his mouth shut and just win on Sunday knowing the Lakers were going to take a night off. Now these guys might be motivated to end it on Orlando's home floor.
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Did Howard really guarantee a Victory...oh shit that has me nervous as shit now. Why couldnt he keep his mouth shut and just win on Sunday knowing the Lakers were going to take a night off. Now these guys might be motivated to end it on Orlando's home floor.
Did Howard really guarantee a Victory...oh shit that has me nervous as shit now. Why couldnt he keep his mouth shut and just win on Sunday knowing the Lakers were going to take a night off. Now these guys might be motivated to end it on Orlando's home floor.
If I were the Lakers, I'd now be additionally motivated by gaining the satisfaction of flying back to L.A.............without the Magic. It's a way of laughing in Dwight Howard's foolish face without actually laughing in his face. This "We're going back to L.A." statement is so not good for the health of my Magic -2.5 bet.
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Quote Originally Posted by Smoke_O:
Did Howard really guarantee a Victory...oh shit that has me nervous as shit now. Why couldnt he keep his mouth shut and just win on Sunday knowing the Lakers were going to take a night off. Now these guys might be motivated to end it on Orlando's home floor.
If I were the Lakers, I'd now be additionally motivated by gaining the satisfaction of flying back to L.A.............without the Magic. It's a way of laughing in Dwight Howard's foolish face without actually laughing in his face. This "We're going back to L.A." statement is so not good for the health of my Magic -2.5 bet.
Damn idiot, Howard, first he can't seal Game 4 because of his evidently incurable horrible free throw form, then he pours kerosene on the fire with his big mouth.
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Damn idiot, Howard, first he can't seal Game 4 because of his evidently incurable horrible free throw form, then he pours kerosene on the fire with his big mouth.
I guess the stage is set. The Lakers actually now competing (yea before Howard opens his trap they mail it in) up against the ref fix to get one more LA home game.
I am going to pass and watch a sport where the officiating is fair.
Crash
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I guess the stage is set. The Lakers actually now competing (yea before Howard opens his trap they mail it in) up against the ref fix to get one more LA home game.
I am going to pass and watch a sport where the officiating is fair.
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