[LT Profits]

Starting Tuesday (April 1), we will start a new April Hoops Parlay Contest with a prize of $250 account at 5 Dimes, 3 time roll-over. Last place will receive a $25 5 Dimes account with a 3 time roll over. If there is a tie for last place in both units and game-by-game record (15 parlay minimum), there will be NO last place prize.

*IMPORTANT*
All players must have an account at 5 Dimes prior to making picks Sign up here

Before participating, players must PM their 5 Dimes account ID to SBRforum Staff


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, no Money Lines or Halves allowed. NBA, NCAA Men's and beginning April 1, NCAA Women's 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! The write-up does not have to be long, just a sentence or two about why you are making your play. If need be, please refer to prior month's contests for examples.

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 separate 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 required to be eligible for monthly prize.
• Tiebreaker for first place - 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.

[LT Profits]

There is another change in the Leaderboard as diogee is back on top!

STANDINGS 
Name            W       L       W/P     Units
diogee    	9	13	1	113.00
VBOMBER  	7	8	0	102.00
louisvillekid  	8	16	0	48.00
sharktank1  	5	9	0	40.00
Wyndham 	6	14	1	25.00
harsh506    	2	3	0	22.00
Deke101   	6	15	1	15.00
goldengoat    	5	13	1	9.00
redrum     	3	7	0	8.00
LT Profits	6	15	0	6.00
SexyMit     	1	2	0	6.00
pokernut9999	6	16	1	5.00
frostno98  	4	11	1	3.00
shantystar 	4	11	1	3.00
stump      	2	5	0	2.00
brock      	3	9	1	-3.00
sir.civic   	2	7	1	-9.00
Cabo        	0	1	0	-10.00
Doye      	0	1	0	-10.00
Immortality  	0	1	0	-10.00
juuso      	0	1	0	-10.00
louisvillekid1	0	1	0	-10.00
MiamiBoy86	0	1	0	-10.00
myr10      	0	1	0	-10.00
rjt721      	0	1	0	-10.00
Wassymac 	0	1	0	-10.00
rake922      	6	17	0	-14.00
HOMAR    	1	4	0	-14.00
rugbybdyb  	2	8	0	-28.00
twtb19     	2	9	1	-29.00
20Four7     	0	3	0	-30.00
bettilimbroke9	0	3	0	-30.00
jhippe77  	0	3	0	-30.00
LLXC       	0	3	0	-30.00
turnip     	0	3	0	-30.00
gizmo2431  	3	11	0	-32.00
MOONCRICKET	0	4	0	-40.00
mundane   	5	18	1	-41.00
msubulldog	2	10	0	-48.00
motley     	3	13	0	-52.00
dwaechte  	0	6	0	-60.00
seaborneq     	2	12	0	-68.00
Junkyard Dog	4	19	1	-77.00
Wrigley     	4	20	0	-96.00
thezbar      	1	14	1	-105.00
szaidi99    	3	21	0	-132.00


GAME-BY-GAME
Name            W       L       P        Pct
stump      	9	5	0	64.3%
frostno98  	19	12	1	61.3%
diogee    	27	18	1	60.0%
VBOMBER  	18	12	0	60.0%
redrum     	12	8	0	60.0%
harsh506    	6	4	0	60.0%
SexyMit     	3	2	1	60.0%
sharktank1  	16	12	0	57.1%
Junkyard Dog	26	20	2	56.5%
shantystar 	17	14	1	54.8%
msubulldog	12	11	1	52.2%
louisvillekid  	25	23	0	52.1%
goldengoat    	19	18	1	51.4%
pokernut9999	23	22	1	51.1%
Wrigley     	24	24	0	50.0%
motley     	16	16	0	50.0%
HOMAR    	5	5	0	50.0%
MOONCRICKET	4	4	0	50.0%
jhippe77  	3	3	0	50.0%
turnip     	3	3	0	50.0%
Cabo        	1	1	0	50.0%
juuso      	1	1	0	50.0%
louisvillekid1	1	1	0	50.0%
MiamiBoy86	1	1	0	50.0%
myr10      	1	1	0	50.0%
rjt721      	1	1	0	50.0%
mundane   	23	24	1	48.9%
LT Profits	20	21	1	48.8%
Wyndham 	20	21	1	48.8%
gizmo2431  	13	14	1	48.1%
Deke101   	20	22	2	47.6%
rake922      	21	24	1	46.7%
seaborneq     	13	15	0	46.4%
brock      	11	14	1	44.0%
sir.civic   	8	11	1	42.1%
rugbybdyb  	8	12	0	40.0%
thezbar      	11	20	1	35.5%
twtb19     	8	15	1	34.8%
20Four7     	2	4	0	33.3%
szaidi99    	15	32	1	31.9%
bettilimbroke9	1	4	1	20.0%
dwaechte  	2	9	1	18.2%
Doye      	0	2	0	0.0%
Immortality  	0	1	1	0.0%
LLXC       	0	6	0	0.0%
Wassymac 	0	2	0	0.0%

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Sun 4/27 709 Cleveland Cavaliers +4 Over 190
1:00PM (EST) 710 Washington Wizards -4 Under 190

Sun 4/27 711 San Antonio Spurs +3½ Over 201
3:30PM (EST) 712 Phoenix Suns -3½ Under 201

Sun 4/27 713 Detroit Pistons -5½ Over 180
7:00PM (EST) 714 Philadelphia 76ers +5½ Under 180

Sun 4/27 715 New Orleans Hornets +5 Over 195
9:30PM (EST) 716 Dallas Mavericks -5 Under 195

[redrum]

Phx-pts will not get sweep to much pride wash/clev u clev will have another hard to score

[SexyMit]

Hornets +5 They will get there momentum back and CP will not be able to be stopped, just like in games 1 and 2.

Phoenix -3.5 I don't think they will get swept. They dominated in games 1 and 2 and blew the leads in the 2nd half. They hold on for the win this time and play like a team.

[pokernut9999]

Wash/ Cleve under 190: seems like one or not both teams struggle to score.

S.A./ Phoex over 201: Another low total for a Phoenix game.

[mundane]

San Antonio Spurs/Phoenix Suns Under 201
Under is 8-2-1 in Suns last 11 games following a double-digit loss at home.

Dallas Mavericks -5
Home team is 7-0 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Favorite is 16-5-1 ATS in the last 22 meetings.
Hornets are 1-5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Dallas.

[rake922]

Cavs/Wizards under 190
Under is 12-2-1 in Cavaliers last 15 games following a S.U. loss
Under is 14-3 in Cavaliers last 17 playoff games as an underdog.

Hornets/Mavs under 195
Under is 8-1 in the last 9 meetings in Dallas
Under is 4-0-1 in Hornets last 5 playoff games as an underdog

[LT Profits]

CAVALIERS +4: The Cavs had their off game in Game 3. They won't go 2 for 16 on their three-pointers today, so Wizards won't be able to clog lane again. James goes off like the first two games.

SPURS +3.5: The Suns looked like a dead team Friday, and I am not convinced they have the pride not to get swept. Even with their best effort, I see a tight battle here.

[seaborneq]

NO +5, Hornets are the better team and they don't admit to smoking weed

Detroit -5.5, time to stop playing around with Philly and risk becoming a laughingstock in the next round

[soni]

Cleveland Cavaliers/Washington Wizards under 190

[Wrigley]

Cleveland +4
They bounce back after being routed in game 3 and win outright

Cleveland/washington UNDER 190
Look for a low scoring game 4 after washington lit it ip in game 3

[sharktank1]

Looks like we've got a two man race here folks.
And don't forget LT.
He's back in the (+) column again!
As for myself, fadin' fast.
Couldn't hit water lately, if I fell out of a boat!
GL guys.

[Junkyard Dog]

712 Phoenix Suns -3½ - suns will show some pride and not go out on their home court

714 Philadelphia 76ers +5½ - love the gritty sixers getting the points

[goldengoat]

detroit under
this series is slowed down to a crawl

hornets +5
don't see paul and west having horrible games twice in a row

[ChuteBoxe]

go dio!

[Wyndham]

Spurs +3.5: Get the brooms out. Tanked it, I guess.

NO-DAL U195: The line for this game is too high every game.

[thezbar]

Spurs 3.5 Got to think the sun's fading in the west.
Dallas under 195- These teams got to be sick of each other.

[VBOMBER]

Det/Philly under 180 - Defense should continue to dominate

NOK/Dallas over 195 - Not convinced Dallas can control the pace again

[sharktank1]

SPURS/SUNS OVER 201
It's gone over, the last five games.

HORNETS/MAVERICKS OVER 195
It's gone under, 8 of their last 9 games.

[diogee]

713 Detroit Pistons/Philadelphia 76ers over 180 -110
I feel Detroit pushes the pace as they did in game 2 to try exploiting the Sixers weakness. Sloppy play and constant turnovers kept the last game under.

715 New Orleans Hornets/Dallas Mavericks Over 195 Hornets come out gunning after a 38% shooting performance. I expect both teams to push the the pace as they did in game 1 and 2...if both teams shoot at least 42% this game will go over.

[Deke101]

Suns -3.5: They'll win this one, but not the series.

Suns Over 201: Should be phoenix paced and high scoring.

[frostno98]

Philly +6-They have all the momentum right now, and believe they can take the series, just like Goldenstate did a year ago.

Suns -3.5-Both teams should be playing relax in this one, I have a hunch spurs might tank this game, and try to win it at home instead. After all, no team has ever came back after going 0-3.

[diogee]

Feeling like I should have stayed away today.
GL everyone.

[sharktank1]

Yep, me too!


So that's the end of the month for me.
@ least I can truthfully say:
"I finished in the (+) each and every month of this contest"!
Not many players here can say that truthfully.
And not to shabby I must self admit, for an ol' retired melon farmer!

GL to Vbomber (and) Diogee.

[diogee]

Thanks Sharktank and nice job in the contests. Definitely quite solid.