[LT Profits]

Listen up, basketball experts. Starting Saturday (Mar 1) we will commence with the March Hoops Parlay Contest with the monthly grand prize a 22” widescreen LCD monitor. The rules are simple:

1. Check in the NBA BASKETBALL HANDICAPPING FORUM each day for the daily thread to be posted by LT Profits. Lines will be posted by 1:00 p.m. (ET) each day. Plays may be posted before that, but the official posted lines will be used for grading.

2. Posted spreads and totals are the only eligible plays for grading. Both NBA and NCAA games included.

3. Two-game parlay picks, laying 10 to win 26. Post entire parlay at same time, no open parlays.

4. Here’s the catch: Your play must include a write-up, doesn’t have to be long, just a sentence or two about why you’re making your play. Here’s a THREAD from last year’s contest to be used for an example.

5. Entries that are past-post or do not have analysis for both games will be NO ACTION. Once your two-team parlay has been posted, you CANNOT change either play. Any edited post will count as a LOSS! If you make a mistake (such as leaving out "Over" or "Under" or not clearly stating your selection), need to add analysis or wish to enter corrected lines, do so in a seperate post. This holds true even if the first game on the schedule did not tip off yet. It also holds true for past-posts and entries with no analysis. It does NOT hold true for posts that are not parlay selections, i.e. standings, commentary posts or congratulatory posts.

6. And here’s the fine print:

• Must be 18 years of age or older to participate.
  
• One entry per household and IP address.
  
• Must use lines posted in daily thread by LT Profits
  
• Maximum one parlay pick per day, minimum 15 parlay plays needed to be eligible for monthly prize.
  
• Tiebreaker - Win % of individual parlay legs. If still tied, combatants will carry on a head-to-head parlay match until winner determined.
  
• All decisions made by SBR with regards to this contest are final.
  
• SBR employees eligible to participate but are not eligible to win the monthly prize.
  
• Residents outside the Continental US may be awarded the cash value prize instead of the monitor.

[LT Profits]

STANDINGS 
Name            W       L       W/P     Units
Wrigley     	6	4	0	116.00
Deke101   	5	4	0	90.00
20Four7     	4	4	1	73.00
beaneaters 	5	6	0	70.00
louisvillekid  	5	6	0	70.00
Poker Beast	3	3	0	48.00
The HG      	4	6	0	44.00
msubulldog	2	1	0	42.00
maestrobobcobb	4	7	0	34.00
rake922      	4	7	0	34.00
Mr KLC      	2	2	0	32.00
greek     	3	5	0	28.00
thezbar      	3	5	0	28.00
Peyton2Marvin	2	3	0	22.00
babaoriley 	3	6	0	18.00
LLXC       	3	6	0	18.00
LT Profits	3	7	1	17.00
seaborneq     	3	7	1	17.00
sharktank1  	2	4	0	12.00
charlie64  	3	7	0	8.00
IHPuller   	3	7	0	8.00
regularguy  	3	7	0	8.00
turnip     	3	7	0	8.00
Cabo        	1	2	0	6.00
myr10      	1	2	0	6.00
justdoingit 	2	5	0	2.00
ralquis       	2	5	0	2.00
sir.civic   	2	5	0	2.00
diogee    	3	8	0	-2.00
goldengoat    	3	8	0	-2.00
VBOMBER  	1	3	0	-4.00
brock      	2	6	0	-8.00
dannyt76 	2	6	0	-8.00
harsh506    	2	6	0	-8.00
rugbybdyb  	2	6	0	-8.00
13th Street	0	1	0	-10.00
gzolling9783	0	1	0	-10.00
imgv94       	0	1	0	-10.00
indy62      	0	1	0	-10.00
MadCapper 	0	1	0	-10.00
nevadaside  	0	1	0	-10.00
OegNo    	0	1	0	-10.00
shantystar 	0	1	0	-10.00
stump      	0	1	0	-10.00
trytrytry   	0	1	0	-10.00
wtt0315    	0	1	0	-10.00
awhitejackson	1	4	0	-14.00
gizmo2431  	0	2	0	-20.00
kkhimji2001	0	2	0	-20.00
louisvillekid1	0	2	0	-20.00
picantel      	0	2	0	-20.00
szaidi99    	1	5	0	-24.00
McRich      	0	3	0	-30.00
dwaechte  	1	6	0	-34.00
pokernut9999	1	7	1	-35.00
pavyracer    	2	9	0	-38.00
Data         	0	4	0	-40.00
rjt721      	0	4	0	-40.00
Dark Horse	0	5	0	-50.00
junkman773	0	5	0	-50.00
xyzky     	0	5	0	-50.00
Wyndham 	1	8	0	-54.00
mundane   	1	9	0	-64.00
Junkyard Dog	1	10	0	-74.00


GAME-BY-GAME 
Name            W       L       P        Pct
msubulldog	5	1	0	83.3%
Wrigley     	15	5	0	75.0%
Mr KLC      	6	2	0	75.0%
Peyton2Marvin	7	3	0	70.0%
Deke101   	12	6	0	66.7%
Poker Beast	8	4	0	66.7%
Cabo        	4	2	0	66.7%
The HG      	13	7	0	65.0%
20Four7     	11	6	1	64.7%
beaneaters 	14	8	0	63.6%
louisvillekid  	14	8	0	63.6%
dannyt76 	10	6	0	62.5%
VBOMBER  	5	3	0	62.5%
LT Profits	13	8	1	61.9%
regularguy  	12	8	0	60.0%
thezbar      	9	6	1	60.0%
diogee    	13	9	0	59.1%
rake922      	13	9	0	59.1%
sharktank1  	7	5	0	58.3%
seaborneq     	12	9	1	57.1%
ralquis       	8	6	0	57.1%
sir.civic   	8	6	0	57.1%
brock      	9	7	0	56.3%
harsh506    	9	7	0	56.3%
babaoriley 	10	8	0	55.6%
LLXC       	10	8	0	55.6%
turnip     	11	9	0	55.0%
rugbybdyb  	8	7	1	53.3%
goldengoat    	11	10	1	52.4%
maestrobobcobb	11	11	0	50.0%
pavyracer    	11	11	0	50.0%
charlie64  	10	10	0	50.0%
IHPuller   	10	10	0	50.0%
mundane   	10	10	0	50.0%
greek     	8	8	0	50.0%
justdoingit 	7	7	0	50.0%
myr10      	3	3	0	50.0%
gizmo2431  	2	2	0	50.0%
kkhimji2001	2	2	0	50.0%
gzolling9783	1	1	0	50.0%
imgv94       	1	1	0	50.0%
indy62      	1	1	0	50.0%
nevadaside  	1	1	0	50.0%
OegNo    	1	1	0	50.0%
shantystar 	1	1	0	50.0%
stump      	1	1	0	50.0%
wtt0315    	1	1	0	50.0%
dwaechte  	6	8	0	42.9%
pokernut9999	7	10	1	41.2%
Dark Horse	4	6	0	40.0%
junkman773	4	6	0	40.0%
rjt721      	3	5	0	37.5%
Junkyard Dog	8	14	0	36.4%
Wyndham 	6	11	1	35.3%
szaidi99    	3	9	0	25.0%
picantel      	1	3	0	25.0%
awhitejackson	2	8	0	20.0%
xyzky     	2	8	0	20.0%
13th Street	0	2	0	0.0%
Data         	0	8	0	0.0%
louisvillekid1	0	4	0	0.0%
MadCapper 	0	2	0	0.0%
McRich      	0	6	0	0.0%
trytrytry   	0	2	0	0.0%

[sharktank1]

WASH ST.
Big home court advantage here.

OVER: WASH ST/OREGON
Cougars (vs) the Ducks?
Feathers are gonna be flyin' in this shootout!

[turnip]

Wyoming -6: Colorado St. went winless in the conference, and doesn't really belong in the tournament.

Duquesne -6 The Dukes just need to make this a track meet and they can blow La Salle out - I'm not sure why they didn't do this in their second meeting, but hopefully lesson learned?

[maestrobobcobb]

Marshall -2 over Tulane: Tulane 0-8 ATS last eight: Saturday Tulane struggled to beat a bad East Carolina team at home: Marshall has already beaten Tulane twice this year hoping for a third today

Charlotte +1.5 over Rhode Island: Rhode Island has struggled 1-7 ATS last eight and only 2-6 SU: Charlotte has won three SU ATS. Two teams just played with Charlotte winning by 10. Hoping for repeat today

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Wed 3/12 701 Houston Rockets -5 Over 196½
7:05PM (EST) 702 Atlanta Hawks +5 Under 196½

Wed 3/12 703 Los Angeles Clippers +14½ Over 202½
7:05PM (EST) 704 Orlando Magic -14½ Under 202½

Wed 3/12 705 Philadelphia 76ers +8½ Over 193
7:35PM (EST) 706 Detroit Pistons -8½ Under 193

Wed 3/12 707 Seattle Supersonics +17 Over 203
7:35PM (EST) 708 Boston Celtics -17 Under 203

Wed 3/12 709 New York Knicks -1½ Over 194½
7:35PM (EST) 710 Miami Heat +1½ Under 194½

Wed 3/12 711 Cleveland Cavaliers -5 Over 188½
7:35PM (EST) 712 New Jersey Nets +5 Under 188½

Wed 3/12 713 Utah Jazz -7 Over 215½
8:05PM (EST) 714 Milwaukee Bucks +7 Under 215½

Wed 3/12 715 San Antonio Spurs +2 Over 184½
8:05PM (EST) 716 New Orleans Hornets -2 Under 184½

Wed 3/12 717 Charlotte Bobcats +10½ Over 203
8:35PM (EST) 718 Dallas Mavericks -10½ Under 203

Wed 3/12 719 Memphis Grizzlies +15½ Over 223
9:05PM (EST) 720 Denver Nuggets -15½ Under 223

Wed 3/12 721 Toronto Raptors +9 Over 222½
10:35PM (EST) 722 Golden State Warriors -9 Under 222½


NCAA Basketball

Wed 3/12 723 Syracuse -2½ Over 147½
12:00PM (EST) 724 Villanova +2½ Under 147½

Wed 3/12 725 Providence +7½ Over 138½
2:20PM (EST) 726 West Virginia -7½ Under 138½

Wed 3/12 727 Cincinnati +9 Over 128½
7:00PM (EST) 728 Pittsburgh -9 Under 128½

Wed 3/12 729 Seton Hall +10½ Over 149
9:20PM (EST) 730 Marquette -10½ Under 149

Wed 3/12 731 Saint Louis +5½ Over 114
12:00PM (EST) 732 Dayton -5½ Under 114

Wed 3/12 733 Fordham +7½ Over 129
2:20PM (EST) 734 St. Josephs -7½ Under 129

Wed 3/12 735 Duquesne -7 Over 162½
6:30PM (EST) 736 LaSalle +7 Under 162½

Wed 3/12 737 Rhode Island -1½ Over 148
8:50PM (EST) 738 NC Charlotte +1½ Under 148

Wed 3/12 739 Ball State +2½ Over 1200
12:30PM (EST) 740 Eastern Michigan -2½ Under 120

Wed 3/12 741 NO Illinois +6½ Over 146½
3:00PM (EST) 742 Central Michigan -6½ Under 146½

Wed 3/12 743 Bowling Green +1 Over 122
5:30PM (EST) 744 Toledo -1 Under 122

Wed 3/12 745 Buffalo +9 Over 128½
8:00PM (EST) 746 Miami Ohio -9 Under 128½

Wed 3/12 747 East Carolina +9½ Over 137½
1:00PM (EST) 748 Tulsa -9½ Under 137½

Wed 3/12 749 SMU +10½ Over 142
3:30PM (EST) 750 UTEP -10½ Under 142

Wed 3/12 751 Tulane +1½ Over 129
7:00PM (EST) 752 Marshall -1½ Under 129

Wed 3/12 753 Rice +14½ Over 124
9:30PM (EST) 754 SO Mississippi -14½ Under 124

Wed 3/12 755 Colorado State +6 Over 138½
2:00PM (EST) 756 Wyoming -6 Under 138½

Wed 3/12 757 Long Beach State +10½ Over 126½
9:00PM (EST) 758 Cal Irvine -10½ Under 126½

Wed 3/12 759 Cal Riverside +3½ Over 122
11:20PM (EST) 760 Cal Poly SLO -3½ Under 122

Wed 3/12 761 California -2½ Over 153
9:00PM (EST) 762 Washington U +2½ Under 153

Wed 3/12 763 Oregon State +18 Over 130½
11:30PM (EST) 764 Arizona -18 Under 130½

Wed 3/12 765 Northern Arizona +4½ Over 143
9:00PM (EST) 766 Portland State -4½ Under 143

Wed 3/12 767 Mount St Marys +2 Over 141
7:00PM (EST) 768 Sacred Heart -2 Under 141

[louisvillekid]

LT i'm going by 5dimes lines as of this post.

#732 Dayton -5.5 : the Flyers just destroyed the Billigans a month ago, i don't see why they can't do it again.

#748 Tulsa -9.5 : the Golden Hurricanes have covered this number the last 2 meetings against the Pirates.

[Poker_Beast]

Rockets -5: Hottest team in the NBA, they look to get to 20 in a row.

Jazz -7: After last night they had better avenge themselves. Did I mention the Bucks SUCK!

[louisvillekid]

well LT, you got em up as i was typing.

[Cabo]

Syracuse -2½: Like the orangemen in this one.
West Virginia -7½: WV has beat them twice already, going for the third.

[justdoingit]

Marshall -1 1/2 83% on marshall and line is moving away from them. looks like they will roll tonight i think they will win by 10+

sacred heart -2 84% on sacred heart with there home defense they should keep the score low and allow them to control the clock.

[xyzky]

752 Marshall -1½
Better team, I thought I might have to lay around 5 for this game.
727 Cinn. vs Pitt Over 128.5
The game should get into the 140's.

[Junkyard Dog]

712 New Jersey Nets +5 - home cooking keeps the nets close to the lebrons

767 Mount St Marys +2 - looking to dance with a revenge win vs sacred heart

[LT Profits]

PROVIDENCE/WEST VIRGINIA UNDER 138.5: I wish I bet the 141.5 yesterday. Both teams average in the 70s overall, but it has been a different story inside the Big East, especially on the road. Both teams average a shade over 67 points in Big East road games, which would equate to about 135 points here, and both teams have been prone to long droughts at times. My guess is this game tops out at 132 or so.

BUFFALO +9: I don't think Miami Ohio scores enough points away from home to justify laying this many points. The Redhawks average just 59.9 points on the road, compared to 68.2 points on the road for Buffalo. Sure, the Bulls are weaker defensively, but I simply think Miami O lacks the firepower to take advantage. They only managed 64.0 PPG in the two regular season meetings with Buffalo.

[IHPuller]

seems like Im great at going 1-1 in this thread...not a good trend...

Marshall -1.5: love them here, thought the line would be 5-7pt range.

EMU -2.5: Good at home and a solid MAC team all year, BSU not good all year, bad road record...

[seaborneq]

Marquette -10.5, I have not lost despite the points against SHU this year, why stop now, I might as well milk the cow until there is no more

UTEP -10.5, excellent home record, and they are the 'home' team in this one

[shantystar]

744 Toledo -1
excellent team to back,show enthusiastic sports man spirit in last game.

734 St. Josephs -7½
difficult team to stop from scoring,especially in these season ending matches,nice bet.

[Deke101]

Denver Nuggets -15.5: Memphis just got stomped by Phoenix last night, and now they are headed to Denver for another beating. Memphis can't hang with Iverson and Anthony.

Golden State -9: Toronto is playing without Bosh again. They just had a tough game against the Lakers last night. I think Golden State can run them down in the first half and win this game by 17+.

[babaoriley]

Hornets -2

Over 184.5

Simply put, I don't like the way that SA matches up with NO and I think we're headed to a series split. I don't like SA being on the road, PERIOD, at this point (playing 5 games in 7 days). I think NO forces tempo and we get one of those 56-60 point quarters that clinches the over. Then again, we may get a 28 point quarter too...

P.S. Knicks -3 over the Heat is almost too easy to put in a parlay. Now, they'll probably blow it after I said that.

[Wyndham]

Houston -5: Far better than Atlanta, and on a roll ATS. It's not like the Rockets aren't playing for anything; the chance to win 20 in a row and seeding in the West is more than enough motivation for the Rockets to come out and win big.

Toronto-Golden State O222.5: No reason to think it will go under. The Warriors routinely get close to or exceed 120 points, and they also routinely give up 100. I'd think this total may exceed 240 if Toronto can knock down some threes.

[Wrigley]

727 Cincinnati +9
The Bearcats were 11-6 as underdog this season with an 11-6 ATS record and also had a winning ATS record away from home.

766 Portland State -4½
This is game is at the Rose garden in portland I think this spread should be much higher around 10

[thezbar]

Portland st-4.5
West Viginia Under 138.5
In a Hurry, got to run, piggyback selections!

[Mr KLC]

Philadelphia +8 1/2

The Sixers have been actually winning games lately. The Pistons last 3 wins have been against teams with losing records. They have not won any of those games by more than 7 points.

Sixers/Pistons Over 193

If you have a losing record, you've been on the over playing the Pistons in 8 of their last 10 games. Until they played Boston, the Sixers had 97+ points in their last 8 games.

[greek]

dallas covers they are at home / l a clippers + the points thats too many points for orlando

[rake922]

Charlotte Bobcats/ Dallas Mavericks Under 203
Under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings
Under is 5-1 in Mavericks last 6 vs. a team with a losing S.U. record

Utah Jazz / Milwaukee Bucks Under 215½
Under is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings.
Under is 9-2 in Jazz last 11 games following a ATS loss.

[brock]

712 New Jersey Nets +5 NJ needs this game after a
series of road losses.

718 Dallas Mavericks -10½ Dallas has played Charlotte
well at home in the past. No different to night.

[nevadaside]

CLEV/NJ Under188.5
History says so.

SA/NO Over184.5
NO averaging over 100 @Hm, SA avg over 94 on the road....."should" be an easy Over.....or something.

[goldengoat]

Sacred Heart -2
sacred one 1st matchup and are at home

rockets -5
rockets are hot
atl is not

[babaoriley]

LT, I know the rules and everything so please do not consider this as me changing my play. That said, Spurs win outright tonight. Again, I'll stick with my original parlay because I have to, but the Spurs will roll tonight with a gimpy West.

[ralquis]

Seattle Supersonics +17 been going against the celtics and getting beat for a while now....17! I gotta take it
Philadelphia 76ers +8½ found out philly can't shoot straight against boston, I think they do better tonight

[beaneaters]

Houston -5. Rockets are the hottest team going, and Atlanta doesn't seem like the team to stop them.

76ers +8.5. By my unofficial count, Phillie is 11-3 on the road playing three games in four nights, and I think they want to rebound after losing to the other top Eastern power in Boston two nights ago.

[The HG]

Knicks -1.5 - What condition is Miami in right now? I'm not sure but I'll guess worse than a 1.5 home dog to the Knicks.

Seattle/Boston under 203 - I don't see Boston as likely to want to run up their score too much, and I don't see Seattle as likely to be able to run up their score much, so I think this will stay under in a modest-scoring double-digit win for Boston.

[pavyracer]

Atlanta over 196.5 Both teams are scoring in bunches and this game will go over.

Buffalo over 128.5 This total is too low. Game will be in the 140's.

[Peyton2MarvinN06]

Seattle/Boston UNDER 203
Boston is a pretty solid defensive team and Seattle played last night... I don't think this game even gets to 200 tonight... Somewhere around 190 or so is what I'm thinkin...

Sacred Heart -2
They have beaten Mt. St. Mary's twice already this year by 8 and 28 points... I know it's always hard to beat a team 3 times in a season, but Sacred Heart definitely is the better team in this one and they should cover...

[diogee]

Warriors -9 Toronto is on back to back road games and once again facing another team that is solid at home.

Sea/Bos U 203 Boston still playing for home court in the playoffs and play solid defense that will limit a Sonics team that played last night.