[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.

[OegNo]

Orl -8
cleveland's out of gas, orlando's rested and at home

Houston -7.5
portland sucks on the road, houston's a really good team at home

[louisvillekid]

Phil 76er's +3 : 76er's are actually showing life, won 3 in a row, yeah i know it was against Wash,Mia, and LAC, but they won & covered. hoping for an upset against a Mavs team that hasn't been impressive on the road this season.

Hou. Rockets -7.5 : the Blazers have finally feel back to earth, Rockets have covered this number last 2 meetings, i'm just hoping McGrady doesn't play much, Rockets seem to do better without him IMO.

[LT Profits]

STANDINGS 
Name            W       L       W/P     Units
Wrigley     	6	4	0	116.00
goldengoat    	5	3	1	109.00
pavyracer    	5	3	1	109.00
Deke101   	5	4	0	90.00
uscfootball33	4	2	0	84.00
awhitejackson	4	4	0	64.00
xyzky     	4	5	1	63.00
LT Profits	4	5	0	54.00
MadCapper 	3	3	0	48.00
maestrobobcobb	4	6	0	44.00
LLXC       	3	4	0	38.00
Cabo        	3	5	1	37.00
rugbybdyb  	3	5	1	37.00
Augustus 	2	2	0	32.00
stump      	1	1	1	25.00
durito      	2	3	0	22.00
sharktank1  	2	3	0	22.00
wtt0315    	2	3	0	22.00
thezbar      	2	4	1	21.00
diogee    	3	6	0	18.00
Hounds    	1	1	0	16.00
Hulu        	1	1	0	16.00
Ship It!    	1	1	0	16.00
B1GER1C828	2	4	0	12.00
Peyton2Marvin	2	4	0	12.00
regularguy  	2	4	0	12.00
dwaechte  	1	2	0	6.00
Irish Lum'jack	1	2	0	6.00
Miami2586 	2	5	0	2.00
msubulldog	2	5	0	2.00
louisvillekid  	2	6	1	1.00
pokernut9999	2	6	1	1.00
indy62      	1	3	0	-4.00
myr10      	1	3	0	-4.00
Data         	2	6	0	-8.00
2DAMNGOOD	0	1	0	-10.00
imgv94       	0	1	0	-10.00
juuso      	0	1	0	-10.00
MonkeyF0cker	0	1	0	-10.00
MOONCRICKET	0	1	0	-10.00
Nostradamus	0	1	0	-10.00
picantel      	0	1	0	-10.00
RickySteve 	0	1	0	-10.00
shady610 	0	1	0	-10.00
tevari      	0	1	0	-10.00
gizmo2431  	0	2	1	-11.00
Kellen    	0	2	1	-11.00
rjt721      	0	2	1	-11.00
bulldog3131	1	4	0	-14.00
buztah      	1	4	0	-14.00
manly      	1	4	0	-14.00
palerider   	1	4	0	-14.00
seaborneq     	1	4	0	-14.00
The HG      	2	7	0	-18.00
evilgenius    	0	2	0	-20.00
freebie      	0	2	0	-20.00
nevadaside  	0	2	0	-20.00
PerfecTrader	0	2	0	-20.00
trytrytry   	0	2	0	-20.00
Wyndham 	0	2	0	-20.00
OegNo    	1	5	0	-24.00
VBOMBER  	1	5	0	-24.00
charlie64  	2	8	0	-28.00
IHPuller   	2	8	0	-28.00
ipickwinners 	2	8	0	-28.00
Junkyard Dog	2	8	0	-28.00
bbyhill      	0	3	0	-30.00
ChuteBoxe  	0	3	0	-30.00
jeffscds     	0	3	0	-30.00
Mr KLC      	0	3	0	-30.00
beaneaters 	1	6	0	-34.00
harsh506    	1	6	0	-34.00
eidolon  	0	4	0	-40.00
louisvillekid1	0	4	0	-40.00
rake922      	1	7	0	-44.00
Dark Horse	1	8	1	-45.00
brock      	0	5	0	-50.00
20Four7     	0	6	0	-60.00
McRich      	1	9	0	-64.00
Poker Beast	0	7	0	-70.00


GAME-BY-GAME 
Name            W       L       P        Pct
uscfootball33	10	2	0	83.3%
pavyracer    	14	3	1	82.4%
Augustus 	6	2	0	75.0%
Hounds    	3	1	0	75.0%
Ship It!    	3	1	0	75.0%
LLXC       	10	4	0	71.4%
goldengoat    	12	5	1	70.6%
awhitejackson	11	5	0	68.8%
maestrobobcobb	12	6	2	66.7%
MadCapper 	8	4	0	66.7%
dwaechte  	4	2	0	66.7%
Irish Lum'jack	4	2	0	66.7%
Deke101   	11	6	1	64.7%
pokernut9999	11	6	1	64.7%
xyzky     	12	7	1	63.2%
indy62      	5	3	0	62.5%
thezbar      	8	5	1	61.5%
LT Profits	11	7	0	61.1%
Wrigley     	12	8	0	60.0%
durito      	6	4	0	60.0%
seaborneq     	6	4	0	60.0%
sharktank1  	6	4	0	60.0%
wtt0315    	6	4	0	60.0%
Kellen    	3	2	1	60.0%
stump      	3	2	1	60.0%
Cabo        	10	7	1	58.8%
Junkyard Dog	11	9	0	55.0%
rugbybdyb  	9	8	1	52.9%
IHPuller   	10	9	1	52.6%
charlie64  	10	10	0	50.0%
Data         	8	8	0	50.0%
harsh506    	7	7	0	50.0%
Miami2586 	7	7	0	50.0%
msubulldog	7	7	0	50.0%
B1GER1C828	6	6	0	50.0%
OegNo    	6	6	0	50.0%
regularguy  	6	6	0	50.0%
buztah      	5	5	0	50.0%
manly      	5	5	0	50.0%
palerider   	5	5	0	50.0%
myr10      	4	4	0	50.0%
jeffscds     	3	3	0	50.0%
freebie      	2	2	0	50.0%
Hulu        	2	2	0	50.0%
trytrytry   	2	2	0	50.0%
2DAMNGOOD	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%
RickySteve 	1	1	0	50.0%
tevari      	1	1	0	50.0%
ipickwinners 	9	10	1	47.4%
Peyton2Marvin	5	6	1	45.5%
The HG      	7	9	2	43.8%
Dark Horse	8	11	1	42.1%
diogee    	7	10	1	41.2%
louisvillekid  	7	10	1	41.2%
gizmo2431  	2	3	1	40.0%
beaneaters 	5	8	1	38.5%
rake922      	6	10	0	37.5%
eidolon  	3	5	0	37.5%
louisvillekid1	3	5	0	37.5%
McRich      	7	12	1	36.8%
Poker Beast	5	9	0	35.7%
VBOMBER  	4	8	0	33.3%
ChuteBoxe  	2	4	0	33.3%
bulldog3131	3	7	0	30.0%
20Four7     	3	9	0	25.0%
evilgenius    	1	3	0	25.0%
nevadaside  	1	3	0	25.0%
PerfecTrader	1	3	0	25.0%
Wyndham 	1	3	0	25.0%
rjt721      	1	4	1	20.0%
bbyhill      	1	5	0	16.7%
brock      	1	9	0	10.0%
MonkeyF0cker	0	2	0	0.0%
Mr KLC      	0	5	1	0.0%
picantel      	0	1	1	0.0%
shady610 	0	2	0	0.0%

[LT Profits]

NBA Basketball

Mon 2/11 501 Dallas Mavericks -3 Over 187
7:05PM (EST) 502 Philadelphia 76ers +3 Under 187

Mon 2/11 503 Cleveland Cavaliers +8½ Over 196½
7:05PM (EST) 504 Orlando Magic -8½ Under 196½

Mon 2/11 505 San Antonio Spurs -1 Over 184
7:05PM (EST) 506 Toronto Raptors +1 Under 184

Mon 2/11 507 Los Angeles Lakers -8½ Over 208½
7:05PM (EST) 508 Charlotte Bobcats +8½ Under 208½

Mon 2/11 509 Los Angeles Clippers +3½ Over 193½
7:05PM (EST) 510 Milwaukee Bucks -3½ Under 193½

Mon 2/11 511 Portland Trailblazers +8 Over 183
8:35PM (EST) 512 Houston Rockets -8 Under 183

Mon 2/11 513 Washington Wizards +10 Over 213
10:35PM (EST) 514 Golden State Warriors -10 Under 213


NCAA Basketball

Mon 2/11 515 Villanova +12 Over 134
7:00PM (EST) 516 Georgetown -12 Under 134

Mon 2/11 517 Wisc Green Bay +4 Over 131½
7:00PM (EST) 518 Cleveland State -4 Under 131½

Mon 2/11 519 Valparaiso +1½ Over 137½
8:00PM (EST) 520 Illinois Chicago -1½ Under 137½

Mon 2/11 521 Loyola Marymount +30½ Over 144½
8:00PM (EST) 522 Gonzaga -30½ Under 144½

Mon 2/11 523 Kansas -4½ Over 146½
9:00PM (EST) 524 Texas +4½ Under 146½

Mon 2/11 525 Pepperdine +5½ Over 150½
10:00PM (EST) 526 Portland U -5½ Under 150½

Mon 2/11 527 Saint Mary's CA -5½ Over 128½
11:00PM (EST) 528 Santa Clara +5½ Under 128½

Mon 2/11 529 San Diego -3½ Over 127
11:00PM (EST) 530 San Francisco +3½ Under 127

Mon 2/11 531 Wofford +7½ Over 135
7:00PM (EST) 532 Appalachian St -7½ Under 135

Mon 2/11 533 The Citadel +11½ Over 128½
7:30PM (EST) 534 Elon -11½ Under 128½

Mon 2/11 535 Utah State +6½ Over 147
10:00PM (EST) 536 Nevada -6½ Under 147

[Wyndham]

Houston -8: Portland is a .500 team playing over its head, and no one on that roster can guard Yao. I expect a 20-point win.

Dallas -3: Philly just isn't very good; don't let wins against the likes of the mighty Clippers and Heat fool you. The Mavs will get back on track here.

[seaborneq]

Texas +4.5, Kansas is not as dominant as they were a few weeks ago, and DJ Augustine has UT rolling right now

GTown/Nova under 134, GTown cannot score 70 points against anyone right now and that is over half of the total, plus Jay Wright does not have but a few healthy player tonight

[pavyracer]

Wofford +7.5

I’m picking dogs tonight and I like this one. Playing better lately.

The Citadel +11.5

I’m picking dogs tonight and I like that one. Playing much better lately.

[LT Profits]

VILLANOVA/GEORGETOWN UNDER 134: Georgetown is only allowing 56.8 points per game all year, with their games averaging a combined 127.6 points. Now Villanova averages 72 points on the road, but they have been unable to solve this Georgetown defense, as the last three head-to-head meetings have all gone Under with Nova scoring just 56, 55 and 57 points respectively.

BOBCATS +8.5: Yes, the Bobcats have lost six straight and Lakers are hot, but that gives Charlotte value at home here. The Bobcats have won the last three head-to-head meetings straight up, and the Lakers are just 3-6 ATS their last nine as road favorites when playing with no rest.

[IHPuller]

Kansas & Texas Over 146½: Im on the wagon with Iwinyourmoney's picks lately. Hopefully he stays hot tonight.

Orlando -8: Love the Magic rested and at home against a worn out Cleveland team limping into the break...

[uscfootball33]

Loyola Marymount +30.5: It is very difficult for anyone to win by over 30 points against any team and Loyola Marymount kept it within this number the first time they played Gonzaga this season.

Dallas -3.0: Philadelphia is on an unbelievable shooting streak and it is very unlikely that it will continue against a very good Mavericks team.

[LLXC]

501 Dallas Mavericks -3
The Mavs always seem to bounce back after a bad loss.

523 Kansas -4½
The Texas team is overrated and Kansas will be prepared this time on the road (unlike against Kansas St.)

[rugbybdyb]

Rockets/Trailblazers under 183 -- The last two times these guys played they were under this so why would it be diff this time.

Golden State/Wash over 213 -- This seems a little low to me but Wash has been impressive, they may be tired after running with the suns but I think they can put this over 213

[pokernut9999]

Kansas -4.5 : Think Kansas can cover here as they are due a big game.

GS over 213 : Tired Wizads squad should give up a lot of points here.

[The HG]

Villanova/GTown under 134 - This should be another toughed out game for GTown where they use their half-court offense and tough D to grind out a win, so I see this one staying under the surprisingly mid-range total.

Illinois-Chicago -1.5 - Ill-Chi is playing well right now, and riding a string of home wins. I think they'll get another one here and cover the tiny spread.

[regularguy]

Kansas -4.5 (at Texas)

Texas has had to dig themselves out of holes in their last three wins. And they only pulled the win out against Iowa State in OT. They won't be able to do that against Kansas.


2* San Diego -3.5 (at San Francisco)

USD, with excellent new coach (who, incidentally, played a big part in turning Gonzaga into a national power), is competing with St. Mary's and Gonzaga for the lead in the WCC. USF will not get in the way. USF 1-5 ATS at home. The big difference is the defensive play. USD has an excellent D. USD had a week to prepare for game; USF had 3 days.

[maestrobobcobb]

Illinois Chicago -1.5 over Valpariso: Illinois Chicago: 4-1 ATS last 5: 7-1-1 ATS @ home; home favorite 6-1-1: Valpariso:0-4-1 ATS last 5

San Diego -3.5 over San Fransisco; San Diego 4-2 ATS last 6: 7-3 ATS on road; San Fransisco: 2-4 ATS last 6 and just
1-5 ATS @ home

[xyzky]

523 Kansas -4.5 @ Texas
Tuff game, but, I really like Kansas in this one. Texas just doesnt have that certain kill mentality that Kansas has. I am feeling the big K by 12.
527 St. Mary's -5.5 @ Santa Clara
This spread is a little off, should be around -10, so St. Mary's wins by 15 tonight.

[VBOMBER]

Cleveland/Orlando over 196.5 - Two teams playing really well on Offense right now and not so much on D should get this over the number

Portland/Houston under 183 - Half court game with more D than O being played should keep this under the number

[wtt0315]

easy night to win
dallas -3
walk in the park against a overmatched sixers team

San antonio -1
could be a trick game but believe the spurs win easily

[Deke101]

Cant help but like:
Orlando -8.5: Cav's will probably forfeit these games and wait til after the all star break to bring people back. Cav's got beat bad last night at home, and are traveling to Orlando today from Denver for another tough game. Orlando is well rested and healthy.

Washington @ Golden State Over 213: Golden State puts up the most points in the league with 109.5 and gives up 107.1. 4 of GS's last 5 games have gone over this total, the one that didn't was the most recent vs. Sacramento. Washington had a tough game in Phoenix last night losing by 1. I think this game will have no defense on account that GS is rested, Washington will slack on defense. I think GS win's something like 118-100, and Washington may put up some offense like last night's game. I know GS will carry their weight towards this total, and I am hoping that Washington does as well.

[brock]

510 Milw -3.5 Already beat the Clippers this season on the
road by ten.

512 Houston -8 This is my favorite play for the day. Hou played Port on the road 1/25 and won 89-79

[picantel]

Kansas -4.5. Texas is overrated in bball and football

Orlando -8.5 Cleveland is missing half its team.

[stump]

509 Los Angeles Clippers Over 193½ 2 bad teams that don't play defense

505 San Antonio Spurs Over 184 I expect SA to score 100+ vs Toronto

[rake922]

Toronto Raptors +1
Spurs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest.
Spurs are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 vs. NBA Atlantic.

Orlando Magic -8½
Magic are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 games playing on 2 days rest.
Cavaliers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 0 days rest.

[Hulu]

Dallas -3 This may be a trap but I'm taking the bait. Philly's hot play will not continue and Dallas will not get embarrassed again

Orlando -8.5 This line has moved a ton already and may well move a couple more points by tip off. Cleveland is beat up and tired and in a very difficult position to win.

[manly]

Wisc Green Bay/Cleveland State Over 131½
- cheeseheads to score with the staters...big

Cleveland State -4
- staters score more than the cheeseheads

[ipickwinners]

magic over 196.5

magic cant play D for shit, and the cavs have all types of problems with injuries, i think magic can easily score 120 tonight in regulation, and cavs like 90

lakers -8.5

no wallace tonight for the bobcats, this will def hurt them real bad, and with gasol on the lakers they r tearing it up, rout for the road team tonight

[diogee]

The Citadel +11.5 Citadel has covered in 6 straight games and 11.5 is a lot of points to be giving a team that is not too much better than them.

Wofford +7.5 App St has not covered in 5 games. These are two fairly evenly matched teams. App St won @ Wofford by 52-49 a month ago...the low score that may happen once again matched with Wofford's ability to effectively shoot the 3-ball should keep this one within the 7.5 needed to cover.

[evilgenius]

nova + 12...won seven straight at gtown ill take 12 pts with a possible win outright

wisc gbay won 4 in a row against cleveland st...ill take pts if you wanna give me them

[MonkeyF0cker]

Mavs/76ers over 187

Both of these these teams aren't likely to eat up the shot clock. The only question mark is whether Dallas can finally get the ball to drop on the road...

Clippers +3.5

The Clips are a completely different team with Cassell at the helm. They will probably win this one outright.

[goldengoat]

ill chicago -1.5
ill chi holds down the fort at home and is on a mini run

saint mary's -5.5
saint mary's pimped slapped the fvck out of santa claus (and santa clara) last time so they gonna get it again

[Data]

The same plays, the same reasoning as yesterday. Hoping to get a win, just like yesterday.

504 Orlando Magic -8½
Varejao is out and Gibson is questionable

502 Philadelphia 76ers +3
Harris is out for Dallas

[jeffscds]

Portland +8 - Brandon Roy back with team!
Washington +10 - Golden State hasn't covered the spread last 2 games at home. Since Chris Weber got the starting roll over Harrington. Bad move!

[indy62]

kan/tex over146.5..this one is just an absouloute gut feeling,no stats no capping..also wash/gs213 overthe offensive leaders against a team that showed despite loosing they try to keep up