http://www.handicappingthenba.com Basketball Picks, Predictions and Analysis Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:05:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sorry for the lack of posting guys, but I've been busy with some other projects and haven't been able to run the site like I want to this season.  I've decided to take a little downtime until I get my other sites up and running and hopefully I'll be back ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/a-little-downtime/543/ Today's game of the day is Orlando at Boston.  The current line on this one is Boston -8.5 with a total of 189.5. Boston is 16-2 while Orlando stands at 13-4.  Both teams are 9-1 in their last 10 games.  Orlando plays well on the road and has a 6-1 road ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/nba-pick-of-the-day-120108/540/ Game Official 1 Official 2 Official 3 Minnesota @ Charlotte T. Washington R. Mott Z. Zarba Orlando @ Boston B. Delaney D. Guthrie G. Zielinski Miami @ Golden State B. Salvatore L. Grillo D. Richardson http://www.handicappingthenba.com/nba-referee-assignments-12108/539/ Minnesota at Charlotte, 7:00 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 184.0 O/U -4.0 184.5 O/U -3.5 n/a -0.0 184.5 O/U -3.5 n/a -0.0 Orlando at Boston, 7:30 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 189.5 O/U -8.0 189.5 O/U -8.5 n/a -0.0 189.5 O/U -9.0 n/a -0.0 Miami at Golden State, 10:30 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 212.0 O/U +3.0 213.5 O/U +3.0 n/a +0.0 213.0 O/U +3.5 n/a +0.0 http://www.handicappingthenba.com/nba-lines-12108/538/ Time for the annual Thanksgiving trip so I'll see you guys next week.  Hopefully I'll be able to post some plays during the week from my laptop.  You guys have a good Thanksgiving and enjoy some family time. http://www.handicappingthenba.com/happy-thanksgiving-be-back-next-week/537/ Game of the day is Houston at Orlando.  The current line on this one is Orlando -2.5 with a total of 185.  Orlando had a terrible October which may be sticking in bettors heads.  In November they have gone 9-1 and have things headed in the right direction with D. ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/nba-pick-of-the-day-112208/534/ The under 189 proved to be a winner in our Friday pick of the day.  Complete handicapping stats for the game are as follows: Pace:  89.2 Offensive Efficiency:  Cha 93.1   Atl 98.7 Effective Field Goal Percentage:  Cha  46.8  Atl  52.3 Field Goal Shooting:  Cha 33-78 (42%)  Atl 29-65 (45%)   3P Shooting:  Cha 7-16 (44%)  ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/atlanta-88-charlotte-83-112108-handicapping-stats-recap/533/ Game Official 1 Official 2 Official 3 Milwaukee @ Charlotte B. Delaney E. Dalen M. Smith Houston @ Orlando T. Brothers E. Lewis S. Wall Atlanta @ Cleveland G. Willard B. Forte C. Kirkland Indiana @ Miami D. Stafford L. Grillo J. Phillips L.A. Clippers @ New Jersey J. Crawford D. Jones J. Nies Washington @ New York S. Corbin M. Ayotte M. Boland Utah @ Memphis T. Washington E. Malloy S. Wright Oklahoma City @ New Orleans M. Callahan R. Mott Z. Zarba Portland @ ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/nba-referee-assignments-112208/532/ Houston at Orlando, 7:00 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 183.5 O/U -4.0 184.0 O/U -2.5 184.0 O/U -2.5 184.0 O/U -2.5 n/a -0.0 Milwaukee at Charlotte, 7:00 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 179.5 O/U -3.0 179.0 O/U -2.5 179.5 O/U -2.5 179.0 O/U -2.5 n/a -0.0 Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 195.0 O/U -10.5 198.0 O/U -11.5 197.5 O/U -11.5 198.0 O/U -11.5 n/a -0.0 Indiana at Miami, 7:30 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 196.5 O/U -5.5 196.5 O/U -5.5 197.0 O/U -5.5 197.0 O/U -5.5 n/a -0.0 LA Clippers at New Jersey, 7:30 PM ET BETUS.COM SPORTSBETTING.COM Sportsbook.com SBGGlobal.com Open Current Current Current Current 193.0 O/U -5.0 191.0 O/U -3.5 192.0 O/U -3.5 191.0 O/U -3.5 n/a -0.0 Washington at NY ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/nba-lines-112208/531/ The under 189 in the Charlotte-Atlanta was a winner with the final being 88-83 Atlanta.  It was actually a fun bet to watch as the teams just never managed any offense at all.  The pace was slow as expected with the teams running at an 89.2 pace which is well ... http://www.handicappingthenba.com/friday-night-winner-good-start-to-the-weekend/530/