Quote Originally Posted by this_is_it:
but why is the line set that way? if their gonna win today then it should be +6 or even 7 for alaska
To begin with line should always be 4 and less between both teams. San Miguel was a 3-point fave in their first match up this season where they won only by 5 points (that was their second game in the conference where they lost the first game by 6 points to the old TNT squad). The 2nd game in the conference, Alaska was a 6-point dog and that was when after they won/cover 2 of their last 5.
The books don't respect Alaska that much which explains the line set during their games in the play offs. I think 4.5 is a bit high and should be around 4 or lower. That's pretty much IMO the right line for the series. Here's how the Aces looked in the playoffs:
Ginebra SeriesGame 1: Alaska -1.5 (Alaska won by 2) 1-0
Game 2: Alaska +1.5 (Alaska won by 2) 2-0
Game 3: Alaska +3.5 (Ginebra won by 4) 2-1
Game 4: Alaska +1.5 (Ginebra won by 4) 2-2
Game 5: Alaska -1.5 (Alaska won by 2) 3-2 - I think this was one hell of a cover with only a second left and Cyrus Baguio was fouled by Menk then went to sink one free throw for the cover.
Talk n Text Series
Game 1: Alaska +5.5 (Alaska won by 16) 1-0
Game 2: Alaska +5.0 (TNT won by 6) 1-1
Game 3: Alaska +5.5 (Alaska won by 4) 2-1
Game 4: Alaska +5.5 (TNT won by 21) 2-2
Game 5: Alaska +4.0 (TNT won by 1) 2-3
Game 6: Alaska +2.5 (Alaska won by 11) 3-3
Game 7: Alaska +1.5 (Alaska won by 9) 4-2
San Miguel Series
Game 1: Alaska +5.5 (Alaska won by 6) 1-0
Game 2: Alaska +6.0 (Alaska won by 4) 2-0
Game 3: Alaska +5.5 (SMB won by 16) 2-1
Game 4: Alaska +5.0 (Alaska won by 7) 3-1