Half my NBA season's bankroll is going on this teams' 1st game and a MEGA WRITE-UP accompanies it!!

Wow! Australia. That sounds great. Yeah, they may eat nothing but Vegemite but look at the place, where is the food? It is virtually desert in some places. 

Drop in and let me know how that place is (attractions, weather, scenery etc.) after your trip is finished. I'd be interested in visiting there one day and would value a solid, informed opinion.

-7.5 on the road for a mediocre team that hasn't won in Phoenix in their last 4 tries?  Portland only won 5 times by double digits on the road last season.  They also lost 13 straight games to end the season last year.   

Let's analyze the key offseason move for the Suns that just happened. They traded one of their best players in Marcin Gortat to the Wizards two days ago (right before the season starts of course), for a protected first round pick (does that tell you something?), and Emeka Okafor. Hey Emeka is not a bad pickup you say? That would be true...if he wasn't out for AT LEAST THREE MONTHS and the Wizards believe it to be much longer. His replacements at center? Alex Len and Miles Plumlee. You heard that right! Good luck with that! I'll take a Robin Lopez and a side of mash instead of the those two steaming piles of horse manure.

Andrew Wiggins, here come the Suns. If the model doesn't look familiar, just look at what the Sixers are doing.

So how bad are the Suns and Sixers? According to Vegas, they are the two worst teams in the league with projected win totals of 20 and 17 respectively. We can see why...

Well guess what, not only did the Suns trade their starting center, their starting power forward, Markieff Morris is suspended for opening night against the Blazers. That's two solid starters down and it's not even opening tip yet!

So who is left? Luis Scola? Nope, he's gone. You liked Jared Dudley? He's gone too. Even Jermaine O'Neal who showed some flashes at the end of the year is gone.

Eric Bledsoe is now there but how the hell can this guy be happy to play on a team like Phoenix? 

The Suns other major offseason move? Signing Gerald Green. I'm serious. 

Again, Andrew Wiggins people...

Folks, I could go on but do I need to? 

This game is right there for the Blazers to end this miserable losing streak against an awful Suns squad that is ready and willing to dump to them.

And then the Kings which is winnable. Which means this losing streak might get to 17 games! before they can get off the snide if they don't win opening night.

So now the line. I found it at -3 and it will likely rise. JUMP ALL OVER IT. The Blazers will win comfortably. 

In short, this is THE GAME of the season, right at your fingertips. 

The NBA gave me this one on the schedule right where I wanted it with white glove service on a silver platter. 

Why half my bankroll and not the whole thing? Injury. I can't predict something stupid happening in the game itself with Aldridge who has always proven brittle. Outside of that, I'm gonna be living on easy street this 

year with a bloated bankroll right out of the gate.

Won't you join me? Mr. Stern, I'll have 2 olives with that martini thank you very much. And take my bags to the trunk will you? I have a first class flight to catch, on you of course. This is a great second career for a man of your pedigree!

:::Speeds away in Lamorghini while splashing mud in Stern's face:::