Tonight we will keep our winning streak rolling with another winner in the game between LA and Chicago.
The Lakers take to the road tonight and will face the staggering Bulls in Chicago. Thus far, the Lakers have only played five road games all year and are a very "human" 3-2 SU in those games.
The Bulls actually started their current slide November 19th against the Lakers (that game featured Pau Gasol return to the Laker line-up.) The Bulls lost that night at the Staple Center 108-93 and since then the Bulls are a horrid 2-10 SU.
The good news tonight, for the Bulls, is that their recent play isn't 100% reflective of their talent level or ability to win. One reason is that Bulls have been severely bitten by the injury bug. Although they weren't the biggest names in basketball, guys like Kirk Heinrich and Tyrese Thomas who are the heart of the Bulls defense have been on the sidelines most of the bad streak. The bad streak, by the way, is really a defensive situation, it hasn't been the Bulls ability to get shot attempts, but more their ability to get stops.
Tonight I think the Bulls have a few things going for them that make +10 points at home a real bargain. The first is the revenge factor. Revenge actually in this situation is not what it seems, its more of the Laker's coming in overconfident from the first win...much more then the Bulls wanting to avenge it.
The Laker's who have to play tomorrow night Milwaukee, will likely be happy just to win tonight and rest players tonight ,in order to save energy to hang with an up-tempo Michael Redd led team tomorrow (a place the Laker's have struggled to play well the past few years.) Phil Jackson is notorious for pulling starters in the second half and giving his second team extended playing time (which usually leads the dog getting the game to a respectable final number.) The Lakers are 1-4 ATS their last 5 on the road.
The Bulls last 5 games have yielded higher points against then usual which could be expected without Hinrich in the line-up. However, these numbers could have been expected regardless playing the likes of Golden State (overtime), Atlanta, Toronto and Boston.
Hinrich finally has a game back under his belt and will be back ay 100% tonight. The Laker's on the other hand will be playing with Kobe (broken Finger and coming off an illness, that reportedly may have been H1N1) and Luke Walton.
Tonight Phil Jackson will make sure that Kobe is healthy above all, if the game is 10+ in the fourth Kobe will sit (they need this guy for the whole season so Phil won't chance it.) Kobe's finger and energy level (from illness will certainly) slow the games tempo as well keeping the Lakers score lower, something the Bulls need desperately. The lower the score the bigger +10 becomes.
The Bulls have averaged over 90 FG attempts their last 3 games and at this pace will put up too many points not to cover againist a Laker team coming in knowing they won the first match-up, trying to conserve Kobe and having to play B2b. The Bulls will be flat out hungry in front of an always sold out crowd when LA comes to town.
It will be all Bulls energy and they will cover tonight against LA and perhaps make LA 3-3 SU on the road this year.
Tonight we will keep our winning streak rolling with another winner in the game between LA and Chicago.
The Lakers take to the road tonight and will face the staggering Bulls in Chicago. Thus far, the Lakers have only played five road games all year and are a very "human" 3-2 SU in those games.
The Bulls actually started their current slide November 19th against the Lakers (that game featured Pau Gasol return to the Laker line-up.) The Bulls lost that night at the Staple Center 108-93 and since then the Bulls are a horrid 2-10 SU.
The good news tonight, for the Bulls, is that their recent play isn't 100% reflective of their talent level or ability to win. One reason is that Bulls have been severely bitten by the injury bug. Although they weren't the biggest names in basketball, guys like Kirk Heinrich and Tyrese Thomas who are the heart of the Bulls defense have been on the sidelines most of the bad streak. The bad streak, by the way, is really a defensive situation, it hasn't been the Bulls ability to get shot attempts, but more their ability to get stops.
Tonight I think the Bulls have a few things going for them that make +10 points at home a real bargain. The first is the revenge factor. Revenge actually in this situation is not what it seems, its more of the Laker's coming in overconfident from the first win...much more then the Bulls wanting to avenge it.
The Laker's who have to play tomorrow night Milwaukee, will likely be happy just to win tonight and rest players tonight ,in order to save energy to hang with an up-tempo Michael Redd led team tomorrow (a place the Laker's have struggled to play well the past few years.) Phil Jackson is notorious for pulling starters in the second half and giving his second team extended playing time (which usually leads the dog getting the game to a respectable final number.) The Lakers are 1-4 ATS their last 5 on the road.
The Bulls last 5 games have yielded higher points against then usual which could be expected without Hinrich in the line-up. However, these numbers could have been expected regardless playing the likes of Golden State (overtime), Atlanta, Toronto and Boston.
Hinrich finally has a game back under his belt and will be back ay 100% tonight. The Laker's on the other hand will be playing with Kobe (broken Finger and coming off an illness, that reportedly may have been H1N1) and Luke Walton.
Tonight Phil Jackson will make sure that Kobe is healthy above all, if the game is 10+ in the fourth Kobe will sit (they need this guy for the whole season so Phil won't chance it.) Kobe's finger and energy level (from illness will certainly) slow the games tempo as well keeping the Lakers score lower, something the Bulls need desperately. The lower the score the bigger +10 becomes.
The Bulls have averaged over 90 FG attempts their last 3 games and at this pace will put up too many points not to cover againist a Laker team coming in knowing they won the first match-up, trying to conserve Kobe and having to play B2b. The Bulls will be flat out hungry in front of an always sold out crowd when LA comes to town.
It will be all Bulls energy and they will cover tonight against LA and perhaps make LA 3-3 SU on the road this year.
Bold play M15525. Are you a little worry loses badly several times at home this year ? Rolling with you anyway though.
Bulls will come in on the High, Lakers on the low energy wise. I like the possibility of a backdoor as well if things aren't going to plan. I do not think the Bulls will need the back door tonight though. I think they might win SU.
Bold play M15525. Are you a little worry loses badly several times at home this year ? Rolling with you anyway though.
Bulls will come in on the High, Lakers on the low energy wise. I like the possibility of a backdoor as well if things aren't going to plan. I do not think the Bulls will need the back door tonight though. I think they might win SU.
bullz win str8t up!????... m15525 ..i've been reading ur post ... i must say ...ur the top 10 guys on this forum that i respect alot...i like ur write ups and the fact that u dont play like 10 games a day. u only post 1 or 2 games ... which has been very helpful to the tailers. but bullz win str8t up!????...STOP RIGHT THERE!!!have u seen how awful this bulls team is?? i remember a game when they played atlanta and they missed like 15 shots in a row..nobody could hit freethrows.. and the lost by 20+ in that game. i dont want to judge by one game but these guys are fuckin awful. but anyways ... hope ur bulls play come through for u ... i myself was gonna play the lakers but i might just have to sit this one out because u have the bulls.
bullz win str8t up!????... m15525 ..i've been reading ur post ... i must say ...ur the top 10 guys on this forum that i respect alot...i like ur write ups and the fact that u dont play like 10 games a day. u only post 1 or 2 games ... which has been very helpful to the tailers. but bullz win str8t up!????...STOP RIGHT THERE!!!have u seen how awful this bulls team is?? i remember a game when they played atlanta and they missed like 15 shots in a row..nobody could hit freethrows.. and the lost by 20+ in that game. i dont want to judge by one game but these guys are fuckin awful. but anyways ... hope ur bulls play come through for u ... i myself was gonna play the lakers but i might just have to sit this one out because u have the bulls.
I think you meant Tyrus Thomas, not Tyrese Thomas. Also Hinrich has been back a few games since injury as his shot and defense both have been horrible. As a matter of fact, ever since he has come of the bench for the Bulls, he is a fraction of the overachieving player that he was.
I think you meant Tyrus Thomas, not Tyrese Thomas. Also Hinrich has been back a few games since injury as his shot and defense both have been horrible. As a matter of fact, ever since he has come of the bench for the Bulls, he is a fraction of the overachieving player that he was.
I think you meant Tyrus Thomas, not Tyrese Thomas. Also Hinrich has been back a few games since injury as his shot and defense both have been horrible. As a matter of fact, ever since he has come of the bench for the Bulls, he is a fraction of the overachieving player that he was.
My apologize to Tyrus, on the mis-spell. I type these things fast when I am at work. Hinrich has been playing hurt and I have heard is just getting back to 100% now.
I think you meant Tyrus Thomas, not Tyrese Thomas. Also Hinrich has been back a few games since injury as his shot and defense both have been horrible. As a matter of fact, ever since he has come of the bench for the Bulls, he is a fraction of the overachieving player that he was.
My apologize to Tyrus, on the mis-spell. I type these things fast when I am at work. Hinrich has been playing hurt and I have heard is just getting back to 100% now.
bullz win str8t up!????... m15525 ..i've been reading ur post ... i must say ...ur the top 10 guys on this forum that i respect alot...i like ur write ups and the fact that u dont play like 10 games a day. u only post 1 or 2 games ... which has been very helpful to the tailers. but bullz win str8t up!????...STOP RIGHT THERE!!!have u seen how awful this bulls team is?? i remember a game when they played atlanta and they missed like 15 shots in a row..nobody could hit freethrows.. and the lost by 20+ in that game. i dont want to judge by one game but these guys are fuckin awful. but anyways ... hope ur bulls play come through for u ... i myself was gonna play the lakers but i might just have to sit this one out because u have the bulls.
As I explain every time I post a play.....
The talent level on paper has almost nothing to with my plays, that is why they have a point spread. The odds makers are not idiots either, they have way more info then you and stand to lose way more then you for the customers with bad lines.
The difference maker in situational handicapping comes with history of match-ups and how they will apply to the point spread TODAY ONLY.
The Bulls will be home in-front of a sell out crowd that will be behind them in the first half. The Lakers sell out wherever they go, so we know the Bulls and building will give us the best possible effort out put possible.
We also know that the Lakers handled the Bulls last time out. This almost always lends (in pro sports) to them not taking the g ame as serious as they would versus a team where winning SU may be in doubt. Its a psychological thing. I know Kobe plays hard and the players on Lakers players and coaches will never say it, but they are human and do look past games when you know you should win going in.
So while the likely hood is te favorite who won the last meeting easy is laxed coming in ...The underdog, on the contrary, comes in with the exact opposite mentality... because they know that they have to play even harder and focus more the second time around since they got beat bad the first time out.
The Laker's are only 3-2 SU on the road and 1-5 ATS...these are beatable numbers. I will take the team that I think will have more energy 10 times out of 10.
My last 3 picks on here have faded the Suns, Cavs and Nuggets. I have won them all despite people saying the other team had more talent. I was 3-0, but with your logic I would have been 0-3.
bullz win str8t up!????... m15525 ..i've been reading ur post ... i must say ...ur the top 10 guys on this forum that i respect alot...i like ur write ups and the fact that u dont play like 10 games a day. u only post 1 or 2 games ... which has been very helpful to the tailers. but bullz win str8t up!????...STOP RIGHT THERE!!!have u seen how awful this bulls team is?? i remember a game when they played atlanta and they missed like 15 shots in a row..nobody could hit freethrows.. and the lost by 20+ in that game. i dont want to judge by one game but these guys are fuckin awful. but anyways ... hope ur bulls play come through for u ... i myself was gonna play the lakers but i might just have to sit this one out because u have the bulls.
As I explain every time I post a play.....
The talent level on paper has almost nothing to with my plays, that is why they have a point spread. The odds makers are not idiots either, they have way more info then you and stand to lose way more then you for the customers with bad lines.
The difference maker in situational handicapping comes with history of match-ups and how they will apply to the point spread TODAY ONLY.
The Bulls will be home in-front of a sell out crowd that will be behind them in the first half. The Lakers sell out wherever they go, so we know the Bulls and building will give us the best possible effort out put possible.
We also know that the Lakers handled the Bulls last time out. This almost always lends (in pro sports) to them not taking the g ame as serious as they would versus a team where winning SU may be in doubt. Its a psychological thing. I know Kobe plays hard and the players on Lakers players and coaches will never say it, but they are human and do look past games when you know you should win going in.
So while the likely hood is te favorite who won the last meeting easy is laxed coming in ...The underdog, on the contrary, comes in with the exact opposite mentality... because they know that they have to play even harder and focus more the second time around since they got beat bad the first time out.
The Laker's are only 3-2 SU on the road and 1-5 ATS...these are beatable numbers. I will take the team that I think will have more energy 10 times out of 10.
My last 3 picks on here have faded the Suns, Cavs and Nuggets. I have won them all despite people saying the other team had more talent. I was 3-0, but with your logic I would have been 0-3.
Kobe has not been the same since the finger, and now whatever other stomach thing he has going on may still be there. The other night he reportedly received an IV before the game and at the half. I've seen Kobe revert back to himself many times. The other night against utah being one of them, 7-24 from the field. He just won't stop shooting when he isn't right. Another performance like that on top of all the other factors and the Lakers WILL be in a battle just to get a W.
Kobe has not been the same since the finger, and now whatever other stomach thing he has going on may still be there. The other night he reportedly received an IV before the game and at the half. I've seen Kobe revert back to himself many times. The other night against utah being one of them, 7-24 from the field. He just won't stop shooting when he isn't right. Another performance like that on top of all the other factors and the Lakers WILL be in a battle just to get a W.
Kobe has not been the same since the finger, and now whatever other stomach thing he has going on may still be there. The other night he reportedly received an IV before the game and at the half. I've seen Kobe revert back to himself many times. The other night against utah being one of them, 7-24 from the field. He just won't stop shooting when he isn't right. Another performance like that on top of all the other factors and the Lakers WILL be in a battle just to get a W.
You are correct, Kobe isn't right and the finger was definitely bothering him. It hurt his shooting and his ability to play at the tempo he is accustomed too.
Regardless of what the Bulls have done lately.... the Bull's fans (it will be sold out) will give them a free pass tonight.....simply because they are playing the Laker's. The Bulls can use tonight as a psychological fresh start. We will get Max Bulls effort at tip off.
With Kobe's ailments, start of a mid-west road trip (sort of boring for NBA guys accustomed to spot light) and the first game being non-competitive...I see it very difficult for the Laker's to be up for this one at tip-off.
Kobe has not been the same since the finger, and now whatever other stomach thing he has going on may still be there. The other night he reportedly received an IV before the game and at the half. I've seen Kobe revert back to himself many times. The other night against utah being one of them, 7-24 from the field. He just won't stop shooting when he isn't right. Another performance like that on top of all the other factors and the Lakers WILL be in a battle just to get a W.
You are correct, Kobe isn't right and the finger was definitely bothering him. It hurt his shooting and his ability to play at the tempo he is accustomed too.
Regardless of what the Bulls have done lately.... the Bull's fans (it will be sold out) will give them a free pass tonight.....simply because they are playing the Laker's. The Bulls can use tonight as a psychological fresh start. We will get Max Bulls effort at tip off.
With Kobe's ailments, start of a mid-west road trip (sort of boring for NBA guys accustomed to spot light) and the first game being non-competitive...I see it very difficult for the Laker's to be up for this one at tip-off.
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