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2008 NBA Finals Pick - Game Four

The Lakers were able to sneak out a victory in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and now they have a chance to even the series at 2-2 before heading back to Boston for Game 5.  The Lakers were able to pull away during parts of Game 2, but they could never manage to hold the big lead.  The line for Thursday’s game still favors the Lakers by 7.5 points, so odds-makers obviously still think the Lakers have enough in the tank to win handily.  I think that Tuesday’s win was a big step in the right direction for the Lakers, but it also threw up several warning flags.  If Kobe can’t perform down the stretch, or his misses a few free throws earlier in the game, the Celtics would have a 3-0 lead.  That obviously did not happen, but it doesn’t bode well for L.A.  The line is still too high for this match-up in my opinion, we will stay on the Celtics for Game Four though the Lakers still have a good chance to win the game, just not by 8 points.

NBA Finals Pick - Game Four:  Boston Celtics +7.5

Popularity: 87% [?]

2008 NBA Finals Pick - Game 3

With the Lakers down 0-2 in the NBA Finals, they find themselves in a must-win situation in Game 3.  The Celtics, on the other hand, certainly don’t want to hand the Lakers a couple of wins in L.A. and give up their momentum in the Finals overall.  As it has gone in the Playoffs for the most part this season, the home team has dominated the win column.  Boston, as much as any other team, has shown that they tend to struggle on the road, but they did grab huge wins in Detroit to get to the Finals.  The Lakers really have their backs against the wall, and while I think they pick up the win to get the series to 1-2, I don’t see them covering the 9.5 points that Vegas is giving them. 

NBA Finals - Game 3 Pick:  Boston Celtics +9.5

Popularity: 93% [?]

Free MLB Pick - Saturday’s Best Bet

Saturday we’re looking at the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox total.  Right now the over/under is set at 10 runs.  To get things started we’ll look at some previous games this season.  In four meetings this year, the score never went over 10.  The Mariners haven’t had a game go over 10 total runs in their last 4, while the Red Sox haven’t had a total score of ten or more in their last 3.  The Under is 7-2-2 in Boston’s last 11 games overall.  We are banking on history repeating itself on Saturday.  The pitching match up pits Miguel Bautista against Tim Wakefield.  Those aren’t two pitchers that bring the term “pitchers’ duel” to mind, but they are both veterans who can keep any damage at a minimum. 

Saturday’s MLB Pick:  Seattle Mariners @ Boston Red Sox UNDER 10

Popularity: 100% [?]

Free MLB Pick Thursday 6/5/2008

While much of the sports betting world will be watching the NBA Finals, don’t miss out on a chance to cash in with a solid bet in Major League Baseball Thursday.  We’re taking a look at the Cubs versus the Padres.  The Cubs are as hot as any team in baseball and are on the road visiting the pitcher-friendly home of the San Diego Padres.  Can the hot streak continue or is it finally time for the Cubs to start acting like the Cubs again?

Chicago Cubs @ San Diego Padres
The Cubs are on quite a run.  They’ve won 10 in a row (with Wednesday’s game at San Diego still pending) and their offense looks unstoppable.  I don’t want to jinx it for you Cubs fans, but this really could be their year.  Everything is coming together for them and I do not see any team in the NL that can be consistently as good as the Cubs can be.  The Cubs will make the playoffs, you just have to hope they are hot for that run as well!  Great, great value on them as a road dog Thursday night.

Pick:  Chicago Cubs +108

Popularity: 98% [?]

Game 1 NBA Finals Pick-2008 NBA Championship

This year’s NBA finals pits two of the league’s most storied and successful franchises against each other.  The Lakers and Celtics will get this epic duel started Thursday night in Boston.  Both teams took different, but equally impressive paths to get here. 

Boston is coming off of a storybook type of year.  They made the best off-season acquisitions of any NBA team before the 2008 season, bringing together somewhat of a dream team brining in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen to combine with the already explosive Paul Pierce.  There was a lot of speculation, my favorite being that “there won’t be enough basketballs to go around”.  The Celtics have proved that theory couldn’t have been more wrong.  What pundits didn’t care to observe is that guys like Garnett and Allen have played long enough on unsuccessful teams to realize that if they are the only one on the team taking and making shots, they aren’t going to win.  The whole team has adopted a team mentality and with the star power that they have, this is a very dangerous Celtics squad.

The Lakers finally built a good team around the NBA’s best player, Kobe Bryant.  They’ve done some good work getting players like Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum (who was unfortunately hurt for the latter part of the season), but the real gem has been Pau Gasol.  Gasol is the type of guy that can take some pressure off Kobe because of his scoring ability, but he’s also a good defender, good rebounder, and moves the ball well.  The combination has worked superbly so far, but the Lakers face a big challenge ahead in the finals.

NBA Finals - Game 1 Pick:  Boston Celtics -2.5

Popularity: 92% [?]

Free MLB Pick for Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Our best bet in Major League Baseball today comes in the National League as the New York Mets visit the San Francisco Giants.  The Giants have not been playing good baseball this season.  Their pitching staff, other than Tim Lincecum has been awful, they can’t score any runs and they are just 2-7 in their last 9 home games.  Saying that the Mets have been that much better would be a hard case to make as they only have three more wins that the Giants, but the Mets at least seem to have some pieces of the puzzle in place.  Tonight marks the return of Pedro Martinez, and while he’ll never be the same Pedro you remember from just a few years ago, he’s still got quality control and knows how to change speeds as good as anyone.  Pedro’s counterpart for tonight’s game is the 1-8 Barry Zito, who has been a complete bust this season.  Zito is giving up far too many hits and walks (his WHIP is 1.77 on the year) to be successful in any capacity in the Major Leagues.  The Mets’ lineup doesn’t always produce the way it should on paper, but against a guy like Zito they should thrive.

New York Mets @ San Francisco Giants
Pick:  New York Mets -140

Popularity: 96% [?]

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