5* GREAT LAKES
NBA GAME of the YEAR
PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS
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Mejia's Selections
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By Tony Mejia
This feature has accurately predicted the winner of over 70 percent of games in each of the last two seasons.
Last night: 3-3 | Last week: 30-17 | Season record: 752-407 (64.9 %)
Monday, April 12, 2004
NBA Regular Season
Miami Heat 96 Boston Celtics 93
Cleveland Cavaliers 102 Milwaukee Bucks 97
Indiana Pacers 92 Philadelphia 76ers 78
Atlanta Hawks 90 New Jersey Nets 87
Detroit Pistons 97 Washington Wizards 84
New York Knicks 96 New Orleans Hornets 95
Minnesota Timberwolves 99 Utah Jazz 89
Chicago Bulls 104 Orlando Magic 97
Denver Nuggets 99 Sacramento Kings 97
San Antonio Spurs 91 Portland Trailblazers 90
Houston Rockets 87 Seattle Supersonics 83
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Stan Lisowski 3* Hornets
JB Sports 2* Wizzards
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AAA Sports
Leafs +125....Another one of those toss-up games where the home-ice means very little. Toronto stepped up their game and shut down the Sens in game 2, who did not have the referee's help like they did in game one. This should be a very close intense game, maybe even overtime, so we would take either club at this price.
Flyers +140....Sure, the Devils are in a "must" win situation here at home, but that does not translate into a "lock" or "guarantee" that they will. The facts are that they have been outplayed and outhustled by a hungrier and more talented Flyer team. Esche has been solid and has played much better than we projected. Brodeur has let in a couple of uncharacteristic weak goals and actually has looked tired at times....maybe now that he is over 30 he should stop playing 75 games a season! We will take the better club at this great price to put a stranglehold on this series.
Lightning -115 (2 units)....We were waiting for Tampa to lose one badly before we played them, and this is our opportunity. Now that they have been shut down offensively by the Islanders, the Lightning realize that it will take a total team effort to win, and that they must pay a physical price in the offensive zone if they are going to create quality scoring chances. They had similar letdowns at several points during the season, and always bounced back strong. We do not expect a letdown from the Islanders, but if Tampa shows up as we expect they will, the Islanders will be overmatched......
Sharks +120....Like the Devils, the Blues are in a "must" win situation tonight, but they must do it against the better team that has won the first two games, and who is playing with tremendous confidence. Add to that that the Blues are the lowest scoring team entering the playoffs, and have looked pathetic offensively so far, and that #1 goaltender Osgood injured his knee last game (he is listed as starting tonight). We are getting a very nice dog price and we will take it.
Stars-140 / Under 4.5 -110 (parlay pays +238)....this is one of those situational "risk vs. reward"
type parlays. Sure, Dallas has looked terrible so far, but they have been a much better team at home (still can't figure out why) losing only 1 of their last 20 games . We feel the Stars will shut down the Avs tonight, winning a low scoring game 2-0 ,2-1, 3-0, or 3-1. However, if the offensively superior Avs break out, we stand to lose both ways as we do not believe the Stars will win a high scoring game. Therefore, we will limit our potential losses on this matchup to 1 unit, while maximizing our potential profit.
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MTI 5* Side Play Monday
5 * side play on San Antonio ( -2 ) over Portland Trail
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otlsports:
regular:
3 Units
4/12 Houston / St Louis under 10
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lock club:
units/selection
30 Arizona under 11 1/2
30 Philadelphia under 8 1/2
20 Texas +130
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NetProphet
Atlanta (Hampton) -110 over NY Mets (Tracshel)
Pittsburgh (Benson) +190 over Chicago Cubs (Maddux)
Colorado (Jennings) +110 over Arizona (Webb)
Anaheim (Washburn) -140 over Texas (Lewis)
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