ballinonabudget and No_Contest 
to 2 of my favourite frequent visitors in my threads always good to see you guys!
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No side leans for tomorrow. Want to take the Bulls but they haven’t played in a while and I’m really curious to see how Teague comes out to play tomorrow. I think he can make Rose work on the defensive end it will definitely be a fun series to watch. However, I do have some total leans.
Stayed away from the unders Sunday even though all 4 teams playing were solid defensive ballclubs. The reason I did this is because the Thunder, Celts, and Heat were coming off of really long layoffs and it is tough to pick up the defensive intensity right off the bat after a long layoff. I wanted to play the Bulls under as well but I think Teague is a far greater offensive threat than Hinrich and not as good of a defender so I’m gonna wait and see how that series goes before jumping under the deep end. Anyways there’s one series I didn’t talk about and that’s this one….
Here’s the movie:
Mavericks – Lakers Under 188.5 (-108) to win 5 units
Now both teams are solid defensive ball clubs and have only been off for three days. Three days isn’t too many days off and should really allow both teams to rest their old legs and injuries. Both of these teams have great respect for each other, have been through many series and know the importance of getting Game 1 in a series, and should come out very intense in tomorrow’s games. These teams met 3 times in the regular season with two of the games going over. However, the last meeting between these teams went over 191 by only 1 basket and had a very slow pace after a ridiculously high-scoring 1st quarter. Keep in mind that the Mavs were on a b2b after playing big Blake Griffin and the physical Clippers the previous night so their fatigue like led to a lack of defense. On top of all of this that last game was very chippy with a lot of fouls and technicals- I expect both teams to settle down and not make costly fouls and suspension-prone plays to hurt their team now that this is the playoffs. The second meeting between these teams had a combined total of 187 in Dallas well under the total of 194. The first meeting between the two sailed over easily however judging by their last two meetings both teams and the line opening at 189 not 191 as in the last meeting even though the last meeting went over shows that the oddsmakers think this will be an intense low-scoring affair. The total opened at 189 with approximately 65% of the public on the Over especially with the way Sunday’s games went over. However, the line is now at 188.5 reversing, which is a good sign. When observing the playoff games for the Lakers so far they really step up the defense in big games. The Mavericks have played solid defense giving up less than 94 points in 4/6 games against the Blazers in the first round. The Lakers gave up less than 94 in 5/6 games against the Hornets. Kobe’s ankle is still sore, Gasol is struggling so the Mavs can bottle up the Lake Show tomorrow. The Lakers D should handle the Mavs offense who don’t have a potent PG to bother Fisher. In this important Game 1 I think the bigs on both teams will limit the offensive rebounds. Both teams are familiar with each other and I think that will help lead to an UNDER.
GL
The reason I did this is because the Thunder, Celts, and Heat were coming off of really long layoffs and it is tough to pick up the defensive intensity right off the bat after a long layoff. I wanted to play the Bulls under as well but I think Teague is a far greater offensive threat than Hinrich and not as good of a defender so I’m gonna wait and see how that series goes before jumping under the deep end.
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