[LT Profits]

Listen up, basketball experts. Starting Friday (Feb 1) we will commence with the February 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
pavyracer    	4	1	1	103.00
awhitejackson	4	2	0	84.00
Deke101   	4	2	0	84.00
goldengoat    	3	1	1	77.00
LLXC       	3	1	0	68.00
uscfootball33	3	1	0	68.00
LT Profits	3	2	0	58.00
MadCapper 	3	2	0	58.00
sharktank1  	2	0	0	52.00
Wrigley     	3	3	0	48.00
xyzky     	3	3	0	48.00
Augustus 	2	1	0	42.00
rugbybdyb  	2	2	1	41.00
stump      	1	0	1	35.00
B1GER1C828	2	2	0	32.00
Cabo        	2	3	1	31.00
seaborneq     	1	0	0	26.00
diogee    	2	3	0	22.00
durito      	2	3	0	22.00
louisvillekid  	2	3	0	22.00
dwaechte  	1	1	0	16.00
Hounds    	1	1	0	16.00
Ship It!    	1	1	0	16.00
IHPuller   	2	4	0	12.00
ipickwinners 	2	4	0	12.00
Junkyard Dog	2	4	0	12.00
maestrobobcobb	2	4	0	12.00
Miami2586 	2	4	0	12.00
Irish Lum'jack	1	2	0	6.00
Peyton2Marvin	1	2	0	6.00
Kellen    	0	1	1	-1.00
beaneaters 	1	3	0	-4.00
bulldog3131	1	3	0	-4.00
buztah      	1	3	0	-4.00
harsh506    	1	3	0	-4.00
myr10      	1	3	0	-4.00
palerider   	1	3	0	-4.00
rake922      	1	3	0	-4.00
regularguy  	1	3	0	-4.00
Dark Horse	1	4	1	-5.00
2DAMNGOOD	0	1	0	-10.00
bbyhill      	0	1	0	-10.00
eidolon  	0	1	0	-10.00
evilgenius    	0	1	0	-10.00
imgv94       	0	1	0	-10.00
juuso      	0	1	0	-10.00
MOONCRICKET	0	1	0	-10.00
Nostradamus	0	1	0	-10.00
picantel      	0	1	0	-10.00
shady610 	0	1	0	-10.00
tevari      	0	1	0	-10.00
wtt0315    	0	1	0	-10.00
gizmo2431  	0	2	1	-11.00
rjt721      	0	2	1	-11.00
thezbar      	0	2	1	-11.00
VBOMBER  	1	4	0	-14.00
ChuteBoxe  	0	2	0	-20.00
freebie      	0	2	0	-20.00
indy62      	0	2	0	-20.00
jeffscds     	0	2	0	-20.00
manly      	0	2	0	-20.00
nevadaside  	0	2	0	-20.00
PerfecTrader	0	2	0	-20.00
charlie64  	1	5	0	-24.00
brock      	0	3	0	-30.00
Mr KLC      	0	3	0	-30.00
OegNo    	0	3	0	-30.00
pokernut9999	0	4	1	-31.00
20Four7     	0	4	0	-40.00
Data         	0	4	0	-40.00
louisvillekid1	0	4	0	-40.00
msubulldog	0	4	0	-40.00
The HG      	0	5	0	-50.00
McRich      	0	6	0	-60.00
Poker Beast	0	6	0	-60.00


GAME-BY-GAME 
Name            W       L       P        Pct
sharktank1  	4	0	0	100.0%
stump      	3	0	1	100.0%
seaborneq     	2	0	0	100.0%
pavyracer    	10	1	1	90.9%
LLXC       	7	1	0	87.5%
uscfootball33	7	1	0	87.5%
Augustus 	5	1	0	83.3%
LT Profits	8	2	0	80.0%
MadCapper 	8	2	0	80.0%
goldengoat    	7	2	1	77.8%
awhitejackson	9	3	0	75.0%
Deke101   	9	3	0	75.0%
B1GER1C828	6	2	0	75.0%
dwaechte  	3	1	0	75.0%
Hounds    	3	1	0	75.0%
Ship It!    	3	1	0	75.0%
Cabo        	8	3	1	72.7%
xyzky     	8	4	0	66.7%
rugbybdyb  	6	3	1	66.7%
Irish Lum'jack	4	2	0	66.7%
Kellen    	2	1	1	66.7%
IHPuller   	7	4	1	63.6%
maestrobobcobb	7	4	1	63.6%
durito      	6	4	0	60.0%
Junkyard Dog	7	5	0	58.3%
pokernut9999	5	4	1	55.6%
Dark Horse	6	5	1	54.5%
ipickwinners 	6	5	1	54.5%
Miami2586 	6	6	0	50.0%
Wrigley     	6	6	0	50.0%
louisvillekid  	5	5	0	50.0%
buztah      	4	4	0	50.0%
harsh506    	4	4	0	50.0%
myr10      	4	4	0	50.0%
palerider   	4	4	0	50.0%
rake922      	4	4	0	50.0%
OegNo    	3	3	0	50.0%
freebie      	2	2	0	50.0%
indy62      	2	2	0	50.0%
jeffscds     	2	2	0	50.0%
2DAMNGOOD	1	1	0	50.0%
bbyhill      	1	1	0	50.0%
eidolon  	1	1	0	50.0%
evilgenius    	1	1	0	50.0%
imgv94       	1	1	0	50.0%
juuso      	1	1	0	50.0%
MOONCRICKET	1	1	0	50.0%
Nostradamus	1	1	0	50.0%
tevari      	1	1	0	50.0%
diogee    	4	5	1	44.4%
beaneaters 	3	4	1	42.9%
charlie64  	5	7	0	41.7%
Poker Beast	5	7	0	41.7%
VBOMBER  	4	6	0	40.0%
gizmo2431  	2	3	1	40.0%
thezbar      	2	3	1	40.0%
louisvillekid1	3	5	0	37.5%
regularguy  	3	5	0	37.5%
McRich      	4	7	1	36.4%
20Four7     	2	6	0	25.0%
bulldog3131	2	6	0	25.0%
Data         	2	6	0	25.0%
msubulldog	2	6	0	25.0%
ChuteBoxe  	1	3	0	25.0%
manly      	1	3	0	25.0%
nevadaside  	1	3	0	25.0%
PerfecTrader	1	3	0	25.0%
Peyton2Marvin	1	3	1	25.0%
rjt721      	1	4	1	20.0%
The HG      	1	7	2	12.5%
brock      	0	6	0	0.0%
Mr KLC      	0	5	1	0.0%
picantel      	0	1	1	0.0%
shady610 	0	2	0	0.0%
wtt0315    	0	2	0	0.0%

[MadCapper]

Heat OVER 189.5 too little points for a desp team who lacks defensive players and a team that runs all day will miller and ai.

Cavs +5 lebron is unstoppable. i dont think rockets blow too many teams out

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Thu 2/7 501 Miami Heat +10 Over 189½
7:05PM (EST) 502 Philadelphia 76ers -10 Under 189½

Thu 2/7 503 Cleveland Cavaliers +5½ Over 184
8:05PM (EST) 504 Houston Rockets -5½ Under 184

Thu 2/7 505 Chicago Bulls +13 Over 214
10:35PM (EST) 506 Golden State Warriors -13 Under 214


NCAA Basketball

Thu 2/7 507 George Mason -11 Over 123½
7:00PM (EST) 508 Drexel +11 Under 123½

Thu 2/7 509 West Virginia +3 Over 131½
7:00PM (EST) 510 Pittsburgh -3 Under 131½

Thu 2/7 511 Clemson -1½ Over 150½
7:00PM (EST) 512 Virginia +1½ Under 150½

Thu 2/7 513 Wright State +3½ Over 123
7:30PM (EST) 514 Cleveland State -3½ Under 123

Thu 2/7 515 Detroit U +5 Over 129
7:30PM (EST) 516 Youngstown State -5 Under 129

Thu 2/7 517 Rhode Island +3 Over 170½
8:00PM (EST) 518 Massachusetts -3 Under 170½

Thu 2/7 519 Western Kentucky -4 Over 144
8:00PM (EST) 520 North Texas +4 Under 144

Thu 2/7 521 Arkansas Little Rock +4 Over 125½
8:00PM (EST) 522 Middle Tenn St -4 Under 125½

Thu 2/7 523 Valparaiso +2 Over 136½
8:00PM (EST) 524 Wisc Green Bay -2 Under 136½

Thu 2/7 525 Boise State -12 Over 146½
8:00PM (EST) 526 Louisiana Tech +12 Under 146½

Thu 2/7 527 Arkansas State +15½ Over 141½
8:00PM (EST) 528 South Alabama -15½ Under 141½

Thu 2/7 529 Xavier -8 Over 119
9:00PM (EST) 530 Saint Louis +8 Under 119

Thu 2/7 531 Indiana U -2 Over 126½
9:00PM (EST) 532 Illinois +2 Under 126½

Thu 2/7 533 Troy +3½ Over 131½
9:30PM (EST) 534 Denver U -3½ Under 131½

Thu 2/7 535 CS Fullerton +3 Over 150
10:00PM (EST) 536 Cal Santa Barbara -3 Under 150

Thu 2/7 537 Utah State +1½ Over 139
10:00PM (EST) 538 Fresno State -1½ Under 139

Thu 2/7 541 Long Beach State +4½ Over 131½
10:00PM (EST) 542 UC Davis -4½ Under 131½

Thu 2/7 543 Cal Irvine -1½ Over 129½
10:00PM (EST) 544 Cal Poly SLO +1½ Under 129½

Thu 2/7 545 San Jose State +14 Over 140
10:00PM (EST) 546 Nevada -14 Under 140

Thu 2/7 547 Oregon +9 Over 140
10:00PM (EST) 548 Stanford -9 Under 140

Thu 2/7 549 CS Northridge +5 Over 147½
10:00PM (EST) 550 Pacific -5 Under 147½

Thu 2/7 551 UCLA -2 Over 122½
10:30PM (EST) 552 Washington State +2 Under 122½

Thu 2/7 553 Oregon State +16 Over 138
10:30PM (EST) 554 California -16 Under 138

Thu 2/7 555 Wofford +8½ Over 137
7:00PM (EST) 556 NC Greensboro -8½ Under 137

Thu 2/7 557 Coll Charleston +8 Over 144
7:00PM (EST) 558 Appalachian St -8 Under 144

Thu 2/7 559 Furman +17½ Over 143
7:00PM (EST) 560 Tennessee Chat -17½ Under 143

Thu 2/7 561 St Peter's +13½ Over 138
7:00PM (EST) 562 Loyola Maryland -13½ Under 138

Thu 2/7 563 SE Missouri State +6½ Over 151
7:30PM (EST) 564 Morehead State -6½ Under 151

Thu 2/7 565 Western Carolina +12½ Over 144
7:30PM (EST) 566 Georgia Southern -12½ Under 144

Thu 2/7 567 Austin Peay -5½ Over 138
8:15PM (EST) 568 Eastern Illinois +5½ Under 138

Thu 2/7 569 Portland State +5 Over 143½
8:30PM (EST) 570 Northern Arizona -5 Under 143½

Thu 2/7 571 Jacksonville State +13 Over 155
8:30PM (EST) 572 Tennessee Tech -13 Under 155

Thu 2/7 573 Tennessee State +2½ Over 154
8:30PM (EST) 574 Tennessee Martin -2½ Under 154

Thu 2/7 575 Northern Colorado +4 Over 128
9:00PM (EST) 576 Idaho State -4 Under 128

Thu 2/7 577 Murray State +1½ Over 133½
9:00PM (EST) 578 Eastern Kentucky -1½ Under 133½

Thu 2/7 579 E Washington -2½ Over 133½
10:00PM (EST) 580 Sacramento State +2½ Under 133½

[babaoriley]

Originally Posted by MadCapper

Heat OVER 189.5 too little points for a desp team who lacks defensive players and a team that runs all day will miller and ai.

Cavs +5 lebron is unstoppable. i dont think rockets blow too many teams out

AI??? C'mon dude. Igoudala can't assume Iverson's nickname for several years.

[The HG]

Cavs +5.5 - I think this should be a competitive game. Tmac is not 100% yet, and Cleveland should be able to keep it close down to the wire. I see 5.5 points as generous.

Wisc GB -2 - Not going to bet this one, but Valpo is likely to have a road letdown after their clash with Butler 2 days ago. Wisc GB is a decent team, I think they'll be able to pull out a win in this one.

[IHPuller]

UMASS/RI Under 170.5= there is a pretty good write up about this on the CBB forum. I think it stands a good chance of cashing.

Heat/76ers Over 189.5= neither team plays really good D, the Heat should have some energy without Shaq weighing them down. Looking for a 105-97 type game.

[buztah]

Houston/cavs under 184: expect a slow game with good D from Houston.

Miami +9 1/2: Expecting Miami to be competitive. Think Shaq leaving might actually spark em.

[xyzky]

518 Rhode Island @ UMASS Under 170.5
It seems like this game is about 20 pts off, unless both teams catch fire from 3 land. It should be a hard fight tonight and it is very doubtful this games goes over.
529 Xavier @ Saint Louis Over 119
If my math is correct I belive this game will end up right around 129 total pts. Even though Saint Louis holds opponents to low scores it will be tough to hold the balanced offense of Xavier.

[Cabo]

Can't lose if you don't play. Taking a pass on tonights game.

[uscfootball33]

Indiana -2: It doesn't really matter where this game is being played. 18-3 Indiana is going up against 10-13 Illinois. The better team is clearly Indiana.

Clemson -1.5: Man do I hate the Tigers! However, despite my hatred, I hate losing money more. Virginia is struggling mightily right now with some below 40% shooting performances and Clemson is just a far superior team right now (as evidenced by their 16-5 record).

[diogee]

Indiana -2 I feel this is a weak line due to the poor play of Indiana in their last couple of games...they are the better team by far and should easily cover this spread and win by 8 or more.

Mass/RI under 170.5 Combined these 2 teams average 164.2 ppg while giving up 149 ppg combined. One bad shooting stretch by either team pretty much locks this one in.

[B1GER1C828]

cavs +5.5 playing really good as of late even beating celts 114-113. i expect them 2 b able to outmatch houston.

cavs/hou over i thot this line should b somewhere around 190 so ill gladly take it. cavs and hou can both put up mid 90's in points and i even think cavs put up about 100 in this 1 good luck

[beaneaters]

Miami/Philadelphia, under 189.5. Four straight unders in heads-up play, and Miami under is 4-1 in last five back-to-back games.

Golden State -13. Warriors are 5-0 in last five meetings at home, have dominated the series overall, and Chicago is playing a tough road sked.

[pokernut9999]

Indiana -2 : Hoosiers due a big game here.


UCLA -2 : One of top teams in nation and should cover here.

[rugbybdyb]

Cavs +5 1/2 -- I think the Cavs can win this one, and if they dont it will be a real close match up...


Cavs/Rockets over 184 -- This should be a shootout and both these teams average over 90 per game I think this is low by about 10 points.

[Data]

501 Miami Heat +10
10 points? The Heat is still an NBA team to get that many points from a team with 19-30 record.

504 Houston Rockets -5½
The Cavs need Varejao to compete consistently.

[harsh506]

uri/umass under 170: i just dont this they will pull over, but umass runs all nite

miami +10 : looked alrite last nite, should play decent tonite

[thezbar]

Chicago +13
Furman +17.5
Take the points system play

[LLXC]

544 Cal Irvine/Cal Poly Under 129½
Cal Poly not the run and gun team of old. In fact, this team has changed a lot and for the worse. Irvine also has its shooting woes.

569 Portland State/Northern Arizona Over 143½
Both of these teams can shoot the ball well. I expect them to score a ton in the first half, and just hope they can keep it over the number in a much slower 2H.

[seaborneq]

UVA +1.5, Clemson is not that good to win on the road

Drexel +11, GM is good, but Drexel should be ok with Bruiser Flint at the helm

[bulldog3131]

Miami - To Many Points For A Bad Team To Be Giving Might Win Straight Up.

Chicago - Gs Doesn't Play Good Enough Defense To Cover This Spread, Chicago Is Starting To Play Better.

[regularguy]

Utah State +1.5 (at Fresno State)
Utah State is one of the best shooting teams in the country -50.5% from the field and 78.6% from the line. I love an underdog like that. Fresno State is not doing much in the WAC. Meanwhile Utah State is taking control of the WAC. Utah State wins this one.

Indiana -1.5 (at Illinois)
I say Indiana is going to get back on track with a win here, and I'm betting it will be by more than 1.5. Illinois has been a disappointment, with only two wins so far in conference play: Northwestern and Michigan. In fact, those are their only wins since the beginning of the year. I have to bet that they will not beat Indiana, an excellent team with realistic post-season hopes.

[brock]

502 Philadelphia -10 Miami may have fought there battle last
night vrs Detroit.

506 Golden St -13 Chicago played Portland last night. May be
to exhausted to compete tonight.

[pavyracer]

UMass under 170.5

I have this game at under 150 so I will not complain given 20 points cushion.

Clemson -1.5

Clemson has already played with the big boys of Duke and NC and faired well and their athletic ability will be more than enough to win the game despite lack of mental strength.

[Dark Horse]

Cleveland Cavaliers +5½
Houston Rockets Under 184

Should be a close game. Houston produces mostly unders against strong teams.

[indy62]

gs/chic214,overim thinking the bulls will try to keep up and that means less defence and more o that suits the over just fine,,xavier/stlouis119 over idont see stl holding down the score in this one

[maestrobobcobb]

Thursday Parlay of Day:

Youngstown St. -5 over Detroit: Youngstown St 4-1-1 ATS @ home:8-3-1 ATS in conference: 8-1-1 ATS last 10 games: Detroit 2-6-2 ATS last 8: 3-6-2 ATS in conference

Denver -3.5 over Troy: Denver 5-1 ATS last 6: 7-1 ATS @ home 7-3 ATS in conference 5-1 ATS as favorite
Troy: 2-6 ATS last 8: 3-5 away: 5-6 in conference

[ipickwinners]

cavs +5.5

bron bron will lead them to the sacred land and get a big win tonight, rockets have a few ppl banged up

cavs under 184

both teams are good defensive teams and will lock it down near the end

[evilgenius]

Heat +10...played tough last night...still have a chance to make a push for a low seed and may want to impress the newcomers they aquired...philly isnt great enough to be giving 10 pts anyway...

Pitt -3...At home vs a inconsistent WVU team...tight race for the big east a definite must win for the panthers.

[Wrigley]

Houston Rockets -5.5
Varejao still out for cavs

Chicago Bulls +13
This should only be a 8-9 point spread

[louisvillekid]

#519 WKU/N.Tex ov 144 : both these teams avg in the 70's and they have went over this number the last 3 times they've met.

#535 CS Fullerton +3 : the road team usually wins these match-ups between the 2. CS Full. sporting a 8-2 ATS record on the road.

[bbyhill]

501 Heat +10 they might be on fire
510 Pittsburgh -3 line change

[VBOMBER]

Miami/Philly over 189.5 - This should be about an average tempo game with decent offense which should be enough to get over the number

CHicago/GSW under 214 - Both teams have injuries they are dealing with, especially the Bulls, just hoping that the Bulls show up somewhat on D to not let the Warriors score a bunch as the Bulls should struggle to score. Also hoping that Webber may slow up GSW a little with his love for holding the ball with no point down low to keep this under the number

[Augustus]

510 Pittsburgh -3
West Virginia: 0-6 ATS off DD road win
Pittsburgh: 6-0 ATS playing only their 2nd game in 8 days

551 UCLA -2
UCLA: 7-1 ATS off a win by 20+ points
UCLA: 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings
Road team is 7-1 ATS in the last 8 meetings