Ben Burns
***CODE BLUE*** Western Conf. GAME OF WEEK! $35.00
Ben Burns closed out the first rd with an easy winner on the Spurs, finishing off that series with a SIZZLING 6-1 record. Yesterday, he tipped off the Conference Finals by cashing his "Final Four TOY" on the Celtics/Pistons "under" the total, improving to a PERFECT 6-0 his L6 "GOY/TOY" releases. Now, it's his #1 Conf. G.O.W. Get it!
San Antonio Spurs
Write Up
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers Game Time: 5/21/2008 8:35:00 PM Prediction: San Antonio Spurs Reason: I'm taking the points with SAN ANTONIO. The betting public loves the Lakers here, most feeling that the "lack of rest" will hurt the Spurs. While the "plane malfunction" certainly wasn't ideal, I still don't believe that the lack of rest will be as big a factor as most seem to expect it to be. While they didn't have to travel (or sleep on a plane) it's still worth noting that the lack of rest didn't affect the Celtics last night, as they showed no ill effects from their 7-game series with the Cavs. More importantly, keep in mind that the defending champs didn't play yesterday and that prior to Monday's game, they hadn't played since the previous Thursday. To put it another way, this will be just the third game the Spurs have played over the past eight days. Considering that teams regularly play three games in just four nights in the regular season, and occasionally four games in five nights, the current pereceived "lack of rest" isn't necessarily as big a deal as most are making it out to be. There's also the chance that the Lakers may have had a little more rest than they would have liked, as they haven't played since Friday. Note that they're just 48-54-1 ATS the past 93 times they played with three or more day's rest in between games. While an airplane malfunction might phase a lesser team, the defending champions don't rattle easily - just ask the Hornets. The Spurs have loads of big game experience and they know that they're going to have to win a game on the road, if they want to win this series. They'd rather not have to wait all the way to Game 7 (again) to do so and they know that Game 1 can often offer a great chance to 'steal' one on the road. Note that the Spurs have won 16 of their last 24 conference final games, including a 4-1 SU/ATS mark last season. Despite a loss here the last time the teams faced each other here, the Spurs have still won 10 of the last 15 series meetings. A look at the March loss shows that Ginobli didn't play for the champs, which is obviously extremely significant. After the game, when being questioned about what went wrong, Coach Popovich confidently answered: "Come playoff time, we'll have as good a chance as anybody to do well..." A closer look at the past 15 meetings shows that the majoirty of the Spurs' 10 victories came by double-digits and that four of their five losses came by eight points or less. Look for them to give their guests all they can handle here, with an excellent shot at an outright win. *Western Conf. GOW
***CODE BLUE*** Western Conf. GAME OF WEEK! $35.00
Ben Burns closed out the first rd with an easy winner on the Spurs, finishing off that series with a SIZZLING 6-1 record. Yesterday, he tipped off the Conference Finals by cashing his "Final Four TOY" on the Celtics/Pistons "under" the total, improving to a PERFECT 6-0 his L6 "GOY/TOY" releases. Now, it's his #1 Conf. G.O.W. Get it!
San Antonio Spurs
Write Up
Game: San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers Game Time: 5/21/2008 8:35:00 PM Prediction: San Antonio Spurs Reason: I'm taking the points with SAN ANTONIO. The betting public loves the Lakers here, most feeling that the "lack of rest" will hurt the Spurs. While the "plane malfunction" certainly wasn't ideal, I still don't believe that the lack of rest will be as big a factor as most seem to expect it to be. While they didn't have to travel (or sleep on a plane) it's still worth noting that the lack of rest didn't affect the Celtics last night, as they showed no ill effects from their 7-game series with the Cavs. More importantly, keep in mind that the defending champs didn't play yesterday and that prior to Monday's game, they hadn't played since the previous Thursday. To put it another way, this will be just the third game the Spurs have played over the past eight days. Considering that teams regularly play three games in just four nights in the regular season, and occasionally four games in five nights, the current pereceived "lack of rest" isn't necessarily as big a deal as most are making it out to be. There's also the chance that the Lakers may have had a little more rest than they would have liked, as they haven't played since Friday. Note that they're just 48-54-1 ATS the past 93 times they played with three or more day's rest in between games. While an airplane malfunction might phase a lesser team, the defending champions don't rattle easily - just ask the Hornets. The Spurs have loads of big game experience and they know that they're going to have to win a game on the road, if they want to win this series. They'd rather not have to wait all the way to Game 7 (again) to do so and they know that Game 1 can often offer a great chance to 'steal' one on the road. Note that the Spurs have won 16 of their last 24 conference final games, including a 4-1 SU/ATS mark last season. Despite a loss here the last time the teams faced each other here, the Spurs have still won 10 of the last 15 series meetings. A look at the March loss shows that Ginobli didn't play for the champs, which is obviously extremely significant. After the game, when being questioned about what went wrong, Coach Popovich confidently answered: "Come playoff time, we'll have as good a chance as anybody to do well..." A closer look at the past 15 meetings shows that the majoirty of the Spurs' 10 victories came by double-digits and that four of their five losses came by eight points or less. Look for them to give their guests all they can handle here, with an excellent shot at an outright win. *Western Conf. GOW
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