[kishipp]

no explanation here....

utah and blazer u195.5. lock game of the night!

[SpreadSniper]

are you serious? Gonna have to stick with the trend.....

SBR posters claiming "Lock" or picks that contain the word "lock" in them = 3 - 897 - 2

[kishipp]

do as you will my friend

[SpreadSniper]

maybe you can enlighten me and explain why you consider this a lock.

[Cornerback]

Is it because Brandon Roy is out?

[SpreadSniper]

If anything I would have to lean on the over. With UTH scoring power and POR losses on the defensive side of the ball, I would have to lean towards UTH putting up 100+ in this game. Although UTH's away scoring is far lower than their home scoring, I don't know who is gonna defend on POR. POR has held their more recent opponents to below 100, but that wasn't against anyone near the ability that UTH has on the offensive side of the ball. POR hasn't gotten smoked by anyone lately, and I don't think they will here either.UTH scores 100 or more = UTH win and OVER. If POR can keep the total UNDER, I say they have a good shot at winning the game.

[Intangible]

Batum is back in the lineup for Portland now. That might be something to look into as he was the Blazer's defense specialist last season.

[kishipp]

like u said, jazz score alot less away, portland usually keeps thier opponnents to a reasonably low score at home. and yes your right, portland hasnt really played a talented offense like the jazz. i believe it will be a close game. 98-95 jazz

[SpreadSniper]

just saw that as well....

"Jerryd Bayless and Juwan Howard will return to the Trail Blazers' starting lineup Wednesday against the Jazz.
They will replace Steve Blake and Jeff Pendergraph, respectively"

[Intangible]

I see a close game with Portland controlling the tempo to fit their half-court offense. Will probably make a small play on the under.

[stakagrp]

Much of the Portland games as of late haven't been half court really. They've been running up and down the court and putting up shots. At times I've thought they would slow down their pace or their scoring would be lower, but they keep making it rain once they get hot. Earlier on the season the team played half court ball, but once they lost their bigs they started playing more uptempo. They don't have a strong inside presence for defense and to slow them down.

[TGoat]

Love the over.

[imaricer86]

love the bet..on vegasinder 88% on over..lets cash in

[SpreadSniper]

Originally Posted by TGoat

Love the over.

"Lock" on SBR = 3 - 898- 2

[Powderguy]

[kishipp]

you were right spreadsniper. good call. my apologies to anyone who took that bet.

[SpreadSniper]

[aroddyant]

Im taking the over!

[dmiles1021]

lol