What can we expect tonight in Game 7? Probably more of the same

If Chris Paul is hiding an injury or hiding something in his personal life that is distracting him, well, he's not giving us a chance to factor that in. You might be right about something unknown going on with him. He's gotta be sizzling mad by now after days of getting trashed. He's probably sick of hearing people say that over the last four games he has more turnovers (18) than made baskets (14).

I will be at game 7. Thanks for the write up!

It's certainly not a good sign when the hoodlums outside your own arena had a better shooting night than you did. 

I think you've just hit upon something that cannot be overlooked by any of us. Boston needs to win this game to advance to the conference finals.  

Nice writeup Bator, I agree and im on the suns -6 big. You mostly already wrote my thoughts on this game. Public perception is at an alltime low on CP3 and the suns. Look, when you have an overwhelming favorite like the suns to make the finals, the way you hedge all the money that will be on them and kill public perception is to extend series. It doesn’t surprise me one bit the suns are in a game 7.

In my news fees throughout the week Ive opened up numerous headlines of “is chris paul washed?” “Heres why luka and the mavs are set up to advance” etc. these kind of things influence public perception tremendously. and its working. Heres how I know its working. One of the most popular sports apps out there are liking mavs at about 60 percent clip. Now im not one to buy into the sites that are paid to put out book percentages. I think its all bullshit. No book would release that info. However this particular apps poll of who will cover the game can be verified due to its chat function. Ive been tracking this all year and the posted polls they put up match up with what the chat mopes say. Im talking the Buffer (put beloved covers poster) types on there. The kind that celebrate there wins after the 1st quarter. This particular audience is liking the Mavs plus the 6 tonight and these public dogs havent hit for them all year. 

So adding in the public dog agle plus the Suns being at home in a must win, the better overall team,  CP3 on 2 days rest, all home teams have won angle,  this game belongs to the Suns. Cp3 gives a big game and they cover. 

Your Sarver angle is a great point I hadn’t thought of that. However there is still plenty of times to screw the suns over and I think if they do they’ll maximize it when they have a bigger Suns money handle on the game.  

@MrBator

 Lmaooo 

I believe the line has opened with the Suns -6 for all four Suns home games in this series. I wasn't expecting anything different. Maybe Game 2 was -6.5.

The moneyline opened -250 and I've seen as high as -310 (Westgate). I like that line move upward considering that amongst the public there are doubts about the Suns right now.

Don't I know it!     

Oh no! Such a beautiful 20k bet and then.....

the line for every single game in this series has been virtually identical.  I wouldnt read too much into this   

Nice!   

Nice writeup @MrBator , I'm on the same side as well. BOL 

Thanks for responding, point by point. This is probably the scariest angle for Suns backers. They have to take the game out of the officials’ hands to prevent any funny business at the end. 

True. No team ought to leave room for error (such as officiating funny business).

I have the Suns on the winning end of 5 ML Parlays plus I have them -3.5 Half and -6 Game. The Suns have been money at home and I think they are the best team in the NBA by far with they will have to prove tonight.

I enjoy Monty Williams - like his life story...used to play him in HS.

I saw the mavs get smoked here by the Wiz a few months ago.

If their is a let down- it's from the mavs imho

They got outscored 59-45 in the second half of that game, and they were playing after being off for three days! They let the Wizards shoot 58% in that game.

BATOR 

All the pressure is on the suns.  mavs playing with house money here

@lordbettington

 So the Mavs don't care if they lose? Satisfied just playing a game 7? I don't think so. Suns played in the Finals last year, they know what they have to do. It's just business

Cp3 is washed.  He went from al bundy to the looney tunes frog, singing and dancing all regular season, getting everyone to bet on him then just..ribbit, robbing the suns backers.   Game 3 on his birthday, thought for sure he would sing and dance 25 pts 10 ast,  and he just croaked.  Don't know how you can have any faith in this guy or this team right now.  Dominate teams don't play 7 game series in the second round.  Always assume suns would win in 5 or 6, know I doubt they win.

Suns are supposed to dominate and go to the finals, problem is this year they aren't playing injured teams.  They thought they would roll the mavs.  If mavs lose they will be upset, but their season would still be a success.  Suns losing here would be a huge dissapointment.  They could come out tight here.